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A Hybrid Reliable Five-Level Fault-Tolerant Inverter for Renewable Energy Sources

Author(s): R. Dharmaprakash1,Kota Sarada2, Parvathi3,Busireddy Hemanth Kumar4, E. Parimalasundar5, R. Priyanka6

Publisher : FOREX Publication

Published : 30 August 2025

e-ISSN : 2347-470X

Page(s) : 457-462




R. Dharmaprakash,Panimalar Engineering College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India; Email: rdharmaprakash@yahoo.co.in

Kota Sarada , Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, A.P, India; Email: sarada@kluniversity.in

Parvathi, Ballari Institute of technology and management, Ballari, Karnataka, India; Email: parvathiy@gmail.com

Busireddy Hemanth Kumar, Mohan Babu University (Erstwhile Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College), Tirupati, A.P, India;Email: hemub09@gmail.com

E. Parimalasundar, Mohan Babu University (Erstwhile Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College), Tirupati, A.P, India; Email: parimalpsg@gmail.com

R. Priyanka, S.A Engineering College, Veeraragavapuram, Chennai, India; Email: priyankar@saec.ac.in

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R. Dharmaprakash, Kota Sarada, Parvathi, Busireddy Hemanth Kumar, E. Parimalasundar, and R. Priyanka(2025),A Hybrid Reliable Five-Level Fault-Tolerant Inverter for Renewable Energy Sources. IJEER 13(3), 457-462. DOI: 10.37391/IJEER.130309.