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Photovoltaic-Based Eleven-Level Cascaded H-Bridge Inverter with Bidirectional Switches to Minimum Harmonic Distortion

Author(s): C Dinakaran1*, and Dr.T Padmavathi2

Publisher : FOREX Publication

Published : 30 March 2026

e-ISSN : 2347-470X

Page(s) : 167-175




C Dinakaran, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, GITAM School of Core Engineering, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India; Email: dina4karan@gmail.com

Dr.T Padmavathi, Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering, GITAM School of Core Engineering, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India; Email: ptadi@gitam.edu

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C Dinakaran, Dr. T. Padmavathi (2026), Photovoltaic-Based Eleven-Level Cascaded H-Bridge Inverter with Bidirectional Switches to Minimum Harmonic Distortion. IJEER 14(1), 167-175. DOI: 10.37391/IJEER.140118.