What is an Inverter ?

• An inverter is an electrical device which con

verts DC voltage, almost always from batter
ies, into standard household AC voltage so t
hat it is able to be used by common applian
ces. In short, an inverter converts direct cur
rent into alternating current.
Classification of Inverter
• Inverter can be classified into many types based on output, source, type of l
oad etc. Below is the complete classification of the inverter circuits:

(I) According to the Output Characteristic

1) Square Wave Inverter

2) Sine Wave Inverter
• 3) Modified Sine Wave Inverter

(II) According to the Source of Inverter

1) Current Source Inverter

2) Voltage Source Inverter
(III) According to the Type of Load
1) Single Phase Inverter
a) Half Bridge Inverter
• b) Full Bridge Inverter
• 2) Three Phase Inverter
• a) 180-degree mode
b) 120-degree mode

(IV) According to Number of Output Level

1) Regular Two-Level Inverter
• 2) Multi-Level Inverter
(V) According to different PWM Technique

1) Simple Pulse Width Modulation (SPWM)

2) Multiple Pulse Width Modulation (MPWM)
3) Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation (SPWM)
• 4) Modified sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation
(MSPWM)
What is battery ?
• A battery is a device consisting of one or mor
e electrochemical cells with external connec
tions provided to power electrical devices su
ch as flashlights, mobile phones, and electric
cars. When a battery is supplying electric po
wer, its positive terminal is the cathode and i
ts negative terminal is the anode.