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.