The embodiment of the invention discloses a method for controlling a
photovoltaic inverter circuit. The method includes the steps that after a starting command is received, a positive total
bus capacitor and a negative total
bus capacitor are charged; after a first preset condition is met, charging operation is stopped, and a phase-locking loop of a
power grid is controlled to conduct phase-locking operation; after the phase-locking loop finishes the phase-locking operation, a five-level
inverter is started in a three-level mode, and
voltage loop control and
current loop control are conducted on the five-level
inverter; when a second preset condition is met, a first
Boost converter and a second
Boost converter are controlled to be started without loads, and
voltage loop control is conducted on the two Boost
converters; after input
voltage and input current of the first
Boost converter and the second Boost converter are stable, the five-level
inverter is controlled to run in a five-level mode. According to the method for controlling the
photovoltaic inverter circuit, fluctuation of input voltage and input power of a
solar cell array can be reduced when the
photovoltaic inverter circuit is started, and the starting process is smoother. The invention further discloses a corresponding control device.