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Large output filter inductors add additional reactive power load, which increases the energy storage requirements of the twice line frequency energy buffer. A flying capacitor multilevel (FCML) inverter topology can be utilized to increase the effective switching and decrease the unfiltered voltage ripple of the inverter to limit the size of the output inductor and DC bus capacitor. A scaled design of a four-level FCML was constructed and the performance was characterized across a large power factor range. The experimental prototype demonstrated a peak efficiency of 98.67% and an optimal loss to output apparent power ratio of 0.0135-0.015 W/VA."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Design of a single-phase grid tied inverter optimized for reactive power support"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Stillwell, Andrew R"],"dc:creator":["Johanesen, Mackenzie"],"dc:date":["2022-05","2022-04-29"],"dc:description":["Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. 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