Summary
The switched capacitor differential boost inverter (SCDBI) is a single‐stage single‐phase step‐up bidirectional inverter, in which the voltage gain lifts as the number of switched‐capacitor cells increases. When this inverter is applied to grid‐connection as herein proposed, its capacitive output‐voltage feature enables a grid current with low ripple, even when a simple L filter is employed. In addition, the SCDBI is free of high frequency common mode voltage, which mitigate the common mode current circulation between the input and output sources. These attributes favor the employment of this inverter in grid‐connected systems. Although these are positive aspects, the SCBDI also presents some challenges related to its nonlinear voltage gain and high‐order dynamic models. In this paper, a reduced order dynamic model is derived to simplify the SCDBI modeling and a static gain linearization technique is proposed in order to simplify the control strategy, therefore enabling the use of classical control methods. Experimental results achieved from a 250 W prototype, dc input voltage of 60 V, and electrical grid of 220 V rms, corroborated the inverter operation, in which a peak efficiency of 90% and a grid‐current total harmonic distortion less than 5% were reached.