Multilevel inverter has arrived on the scene as an attractive and unique tool which is extensively employed for adapting dc (direct current) voltage to ac (alternating current) voltage. These appliances have recently taken shape as reliable sources of elevated power and found themselves well-utilised more often than not in industrial applications, by employing sine or adapted sine waves. The sine wave form generated in the multilevel inverter output has huge harmonics which should be minimised by appropriate steps. With a view to minimise the harmonics at the output signal, it is necessary to cut short the related total harmonic deformation (THD) of switching angles. Genetic algorithm is widely employed for the function of harmonic optimisation. However a hurdle appears as the cost function tends to invite further intricacy for the optimisation, entailing an added number of iterations. Therefore, with an eye on scaling down the number of iterations, the intention of genetic and particle swarm optimisation algorithms is to optimise the switching angles to the utmost. This method also leads to the decline of the related THD values. The innovative method is executed in the MATLAB/Simulink working platform.

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Declining multi inverter-based total harmonic distortion with the aid of hybrid optimisation technique

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