A Novel Configuration of Cross-Switched T-Type (CT-Type) Multilevel Inverter

This article introduces a novel configuration of multilevel inverter (MLI) with low number of power electric components. The inverter is a combination of two back to back T-type modules using two cross-connected switches. This inverter can operate using dc sources having either same or different voltage ratings. The proposed inverter can also be extended using cascaded connection to obtain higher voltage levels. This MLI and its extensions are suitable for other applications where high voltage is required. The major feature of this MLI is the formation of negative voltage levels without using any H-bridge circuit. Some other advantages of this MLI are low total harmonic distortion and highly efficient output voltage. A low-frequency modulation technique known as nearest level control is applied to produce the high-quality output voltage. The simulation was done using MATLAB/Simulink, while the hardware prototype is build using TMS320F28335 digital signal processor. The performance of the proposed MLI is validated by obtaining the accurate simulation and experimental results.