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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2022
The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc., Tallahassee, FL (US);
The Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Jinyeong Moon, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Woongkul Lee, East Lansing, MI (US);
Muhammad Alvi, Detroit, MI (US);
The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc., Tallahassee, FL (US);
The Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A dual multi-level inverter topology with reduced switch count and small DC-link capacitor is provided. The inverter topology provides multi-level inverter operation without requiring a neutral point connection that is commonly present in a stacked capacitor topology (for example, a topology including two capacitors).