The invention discloses a single-phase three-level 
inverter, which comprises an input 
capacitor, six power switches, two 
freewheel diodes and a single-phase output filter. The 
inverter performs switch motion by utilizing the six power switches and the two 
freewheel diodes cooperatively, so that when the output 
voltage of the 
inverter is a zero level, an output 
alternating current (AC) side and aninput 
direct current (DC) side of the inverter are positioned in a decoupling state; therefore, the output 
voltage of the inverter realizes three levels, the common-mode 
voltage of the inverter is a constant, and common-mode current is completely eliminated. The problem of imbalanced 
capacitor voltage caused by 
parasitic capacitance of a 
power switching device is solved in the circuit; therefore,a working mechanism without leakage current cannot be damaged, and the control means is simple; moreover, the circuit and a dead-zone working mechanism are reliable, and the working stability of the circuit is high. Due to the adoption of a 
unipolar pulse width modulation mode, the output current 
ripple of the inverter is low, 
copper loss and magnetic loss on a filtering 
inductor are low, and thequality of the output 
electric energy is high.