The invention discloses a five-level H-bridge converter, which is topologically of a five-level H-bridge single-phase output structure, adopts
modular design, can form a multi-phase output
system, andadopts an absorption loop to effectively reduce
voltage spikes and oscillation on a specific switching device. By controlling the switching sequence of the switching devices, in the power-on processof the converter module, a load is connected to a
DC bus to carry out segmented pre-charging on a
capacitor bank in a circuit, and the current passing through the
capacitor bank is prevented from being too large; and when the
voltage of each segment of the
capacitor bank is detected to reach a preset value, the pre-charging process is ended, the switching tube is controlled to
cut off the connection between the load and the
DC bus, and the converter enters a normal working mode. In comparison with a circuit topology used by the existing high-
voltage five-
level converter, the voltage spikes andthe oscillation caused by
stray inductance existing in a high-voltage line on a specific switching device can be effectively reduced, capacitor banks in a circuit are effectively pre-charged in a segmented mode, and the voltage of each capacitor bank is controlled.