Table 2 Switching sequence with various stages of the proposed 31 L inverter.

From: A 31 L multilevel inverter topology with less switching devices for hybrid electric vehicle applications

Level

Modes

Switching status

Polarity changer status

Status of the capacitor

Vo

S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

S8

H1

H2

H3

H4

C1

C2

C3

C4

1

1

1

0

1

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

D

C

C

C

6

2

2

0

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

C

D

C

C

12

3

3

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

D

D

C

C

18

4

4

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

C

C

D

C

24

5

5

1

0

1

0

0

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

D

C

D

C

30

6

6

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

C

D

D

C

36

7

7

1

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

D

D

D

C

42

8

8

0

1

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

1

0

0

C

C

C

D

48

9

9

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

1

0

0

D

C

C

D

54

10

10

0

1

0

1

1

0

1

0

1

1

0

0

C

D

C

D

60

11

11

1

0

0

1

1

0

1

0

1

1

0

0

D

D

C

D

66

12

12

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

C

C

D

D

72

13

13

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

D

C

D

D

78

14

14

0

1

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

C

D

D

D

84

15

15

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

D

D

D

D

90

16

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

C

C

C

C

0

17

− 1

1

0

1

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

1

1

D

C

C

C

− 6

18

− 2

0

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

C

D

C

C

− 12

19

− 3

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

1

1

D

D

C

C

− 18

20

− 4

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

1

1

C

C

D

C

− 24

21

− 5

1

0

1

0

0

1

0

1

1

0

1

1

D

C

D

C

− 30

22

− 6

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

0

1

1

C

D

D

C

− 36

23

− 7

1

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

1

0

1

1

D

D

D

C

− 42

24

− 8

0

1

1

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

C

C

C

D

− 48

25

− 9

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

1

D

C

C

D

− 54

26

− 10

0

1

0

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

C

D

C

D

− 60

27

− 11

1

0

0

1

1

0

1

0

1

0

1

1

D

D

C

D

− 66

28

− 12

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

C

C

D

D

− 72

29

− 13

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

D

C

D

D

− 78

30

− 14

0

1

0

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

C

D

D

D

− 84

31

− 15

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

D

D

D

D

− 90