A Family of Single-Phase Single-Stage Boost Inverters

• Published in: IEEE transactions on industrial electronics (1982) Vol. 70; no. 8; pp. 7955 - 7964
• Main Authors: Lee, Sze Sing, Lim, Ricxon Jie Sheng, Barzegarkhoo, Reza, Lim, Chee Shen, Grigoletto, Felipe Bovolini, Siwakoti, Yam Prasad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.08.2023; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Boost inverters (BIs); Capacitors; Energy conversion; H-bridge; Inductors; Inverters; multilevel inverters; Power efficiency; Pulse width modulation; single-stage; Switches; Topology; Voltage; Voltage gain
• ISSN: 0278-0046; 1557-9948
• DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2022.3215827

H-bridge inverter is a common topology used for single-phase applications. Due to its limited voltage gain, a two-stage power conversion with a front-end dc-dc converter is usually adopted to accommodate the low dc source voltage. Recently, single-stage boost inverters are gaining significant interest due to their higher power efficiency and compactness. In this article, we present a family of boost inverters with continuous dc source current. By the incorporation of merely a power switch and a boost inductor to the first leg of H-bridge, voltage boosting and three-level generation can be simultaneously achieved within a single-stage operation. All potential topologies using the same number of components are derived. An extension to generate five voltage levels with voltage gain enhancement is also proposed. The operation of the proposed boost inverters is thoroughly analyzed. The simulation andexperimental results are presented for verification.