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In this paper, a photovoltaic (PV) generation system based on Hybrid Multilevel inverter is proposed. Hybrid multilevel inverter gives multilevel operation by using hybrid source, hybrid configuration or hybrid device in such a way to produce output with reduced number of DC sources, high speed capability, low output switching frequency, low switching loss, high conversion efficiency, exibility to enhance and various topologies for different applications. Simulations and analysis are done by the use of MATLAB/SIMULINK software. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nowadays, environmental problems due to existing power plants seem to acquire more attention around the world, because it increases continuously the earth temperature and warming. Nowadays, renewable energies, especially photovoltaic (PV) energy, considered as palliative energy resource, are growing rapidly and are used in several applications, e.g., battery charging, home energy supply, and pumping systems. However, they suffer from a relatively low conversion efficiency, which makes their optimization necessary. This is done by extracting their maximum power for uctuating climatic environments. An efficient ANFIS based tracking algorithm is proposed for PV applications under mismatching conditions. PV fed zeta converter is used to step-up the output voltage and track the maximum power efficiently. An ANFIS based MPPT algorithm takes minimum time to find the MPP when subjected to rapid change in irradiance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]