Development of high gain and efficiency photovoltaic system using multilevel boost converter topology

This paper presents the analysis and operation of a PV system using multilevel dc-dc topology as a high gain converter in addition to applying Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) technique. The multi-level boost converter parameters have been adjusted to achieve the high efficiency and high gain target results. In addition, a full bridge inverter is used to connect the generated power from the PV into the grid. The total system has been analyzed and then simulated using MATLAB to prove the idea. Then, a set-up of experimental results has been provided to validate the simulation results using FPGA control.