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{"title":"Controlling of Multi-Level Inverter under Shading Conditions Using Artificial Neural Network","authors":"Abed Sami Qawasme, Sameer Khader","volume":162,"journal":"International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering","pagesStart":154,"pagesEnd":160,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/10011250","abstract":"<p>This paper describes the effects of photovoltaic voltage changes on Multi-level inverter (MLI) due to solar irradiation variations, and methods to overcome these changes. The irradiation variation affects the generated voltage, which in turn varies the switching angles required to turn-on the inverter power switches in order to obtain minimum harmonic content in the output voltage profile. Genetic Algorithm (GA) is used to solve harmonics elimination equations of eleven level inverters with equal and non-equal dc sources. After that artificial neural network (ANN) algorithm is proposed to generate appropriate set of switching angles for MLI at any level of input dc sources voltage causing minimization of the total harmonic distortion (THD) to an acceptable limit. MATLAB\/Simulink platform is used as a simulation tool and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) analyses are carried out for output voltage profile to verify the reliability and accuracy of the applied technique for controlling the MLI harmonic distortion. According to the simulation results, the obtained THD for equal dc source is 9.38%, while for variable or unequal dc sources it varies between 10.26% and 12.93% as the input dc voltage varies between 4.47V nd 11.43V respectively. The proposed ANN algorithm provides satisfied simulation results that match with results obtained by alternative algorithms.<\/p>\r\n","references":"[1]\tGilbert M. Masters, Renewable and Efficient Energy Systems, 1st edition, 2003, ch.9. \r\n[2]\tS. Koura, M. 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