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Meynard, T.A., Foch, H., Forest, F., Turpin, C., Richardeau, F., Delmas, L., Lefeuvre, E., et al. (2002) Multicell Converters: Derived Topologies. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 49, 978-987.
https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2002.803189

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• TITLE: New Approach of Multi-Cell Stacked Cell Inverter for Solar Photovoltaic System

  AUTHORS: François Yonga, Colince Welba, Abdouramani Dadjé, Noël Djongyang

  KEYWORDS: Photovoltaic System, Micro-Inverter, Stacked Multi-Cell Converter (SMC), H-Bridge, Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Power and Energy Engineering, Vol.11 No.1, January 31, 2023

  ABSTRACT: In this paper, a new inverter topology dedicated to isolated or grid-connected PV systems is proposed. This inverter is based on the structures of a stacked multi-cell converter (SMC) and an H-bridge. This new topology has allowed the voltage stresses of the converter to be distributed among several switching cells. Secondly, divide the input voltage into several fractions to reduce the number of power semiconductors to be switched. In this contribution, the general topology of this micro-inverter has been described and the simulation tests developed to validate its operation have been presented. Finally, we discussed the simulation results, the efficiency of this topology and the feasibility of its use in a grid-connected photovoltaic production system.