I. J. of Electrical & Electronics Research
Research Article | 
Closed Loop Control of Switched-Capacitor Inverter Using Series/Parallel Conversion
Author(s): Nishtha Choubisa and Dr. Upendra Prasad
Published In : International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Research (IJEER) Volume 5, issue 3
Publisher : FOREX Publication
Published : 10 september 2017
e-ISSN : 2347-470X
Page(s) : 13-17
Abstract
This paper proposes a novel switched-capacitor inverter. The switching operation of the capacitors in series and in parallel produces larger voltage than the input voltage in the proposed inverter. Based on the number of the capacitors the maximum output voltage is determined. In the conventional unit both boost converter and an inverter bridge are present whereas the proposed inverter does not need any inductors thus it is smaller than the former one. And also produces fewer harmonics compared to conventional one. The circuit configuration and the simulation results are shown in this paper. The simulation is done with MATLAB/ SIMULINK software.
Keywords: Charge pump, Multicarrier PWM, Multilevel Inverter, Switched capacitor (SC).
Nishtha Choubisa*, M.Tech, Department of Electrical Engineering, B.I.T. Sindri, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India; Email: nchoubisa41@gmail.com
Ashish Duvey, Head & Professor of Department of Electrical Engineering, B.I.T. Sindri, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
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