This project proposed a silicon carbide (SiC)-based (IGBT/SiC-diode) cascade quasi-impedance-source inverter (qZSI) for a utility-scale PV power with a transformative holistic approach – from developing low-cost SiC wafers, high voltage/power SiC devices, to LC filter-/transformer-less low-cost high-reliability inverter topology. The RD&D (Reseach, Development, and Demonstration) project will provide the following advances: LC filter-/transformer-less qZS cascade multilevel inverter for...