Novel Single-Stage Electrolytic Capacitor-Less Buck-Boost Inverter

Nowadays, single-phase, single-stage, buck-boost power inverters are mostly considered to be used for renewable energy source applications due to their wide range of capabilities. This article introduces a novel, single-phase, single-stage, buck-boost inverter with a wide range of input DC voltage. In addition, the introduced inverter does not use the electrolytic capacitor, which enhances the lifetime and volume reduction in the inverter, avoids the high equivalent series resistance, and reduces the inrush current of electrolytic capacitors in the introduced inverter. Moreover, the introduced inverter exhibits a reduced switch voltage rating, and the novel PWM control strategy with the half-cycle of the sinusoidal is derived to reduce the switching loss of power switches, thus improving the inverter’s efficiency. The operation states, theoretical analysis, and design of components are fully discussed. A comparative study of the introduced inverter with other buck-boost inverter topologies is also reported. Finally, the 500 W laboratory prototype is set up for simulation and experimental verification. The experimental results verify the correctness of operating analysis and simulation.