International Journal of Engineering Research in Computer Science and Engineering (IJERCSE)

Comparative Analysis of Different levels in Multilevel PUC Topology for PV Applications

Author : N. Rajanand Patnaik ¹ Y. Ravindranath Tagore ²

Date of Publication :7th August 2016

Abstract: Multilevel inverters have created a new interest in the world of research and industry. This concept is used to achieve medium voltage and high power control applications. This paper presents the most advanced multilevel converter topology compared to all the existing concepts which is called packed u cells (PUC).The main concentration of this topology is to reduce the circuit complexity and cost with respective to high conversion quality by reducing the device count and low switching disturbances. In the point of Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) the analysis of transformer-less seven, fifteen, thirty-one levels are performed in this paper. The Simulation is to be carried out by using MATLAB/Simulink software in R2009b.

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