| NPC | MPC | MNP | SMC | H-bridge | 5L-SMC H-bridge |
Number of DC voltage sources | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | (n − 1)/2 | 1 |
Number of capacitors | (n − 1)(n − 2) | n − 1 | n − 1 | n − 1 | n − 1 | 0 |
Number of switches | 2(n − 1) | 2(n − 1) | 2(n − 1) | 2(n − 1) | 2(n − 1) | 2(2n + 3) |
Number of looping diodes | 2(n − 1) | 2(n − 1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |