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An Improved and Efficient High-Boost Switched Capacitor Multilevel Inverter

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|Apr 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pead-2026-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2543-4292 | Journal ISSN: 2451-0262
Language: English
Page range: 142 - 156
Submitted on: Jan 3, 2026
Accepted on: Mar 8, 2026
Published on: Apr 17, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2026 Pratik Kar, Durgesh Prasad Bagarty, Prakash Kumar Ray, Rachita Ruchismita Sarangi, Asit Mohanty, published by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
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