Abstract:In order to simplify control complexity of single-phase multilevel grid-connected cascaded inverters, a single-phase multilevel grid-connected inverter with LCL filter is designed with independent control. Firstly, the main circuit and control circuit of single-phase multilevel grid-connected cascaded inverter based on single-phase grid-connected inverter with LCL filter are designed. Secondly, two multilevel modulation strategies are proposed based on unipolar frequency doubling SPWM control method, and their characteristics in open-loop control and closed-loop control are analyzed. Then, based on the characteristics of the proposed inverter, a formula for calculating the parameters of LCL filter is derived. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed theory is verified on a simulation platform. The simulation experiment results show that both modulation strategies are affected by the closed-loop control strategy and the modulation ratio of grid-connected inverter, resulting in the sinusoidal modulation signal changing with the carrier signal. And both strategies can ensure the proposed cascaded inverters to achieve multilevel output. From the perspective of the total harmonic distortion index of grid-connected current, the modulation effect of the first strategy based on triangular carrier phase shift is better.