Probing bulk defect energy bands using generalized charge pumping method J. Appl. Phys. 111, 074501 (2012) Second and higher harmonics generation with memristive systems Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 133109 (2012) Analysis of mid-range electric power transfer based on an equivalent circuit model J. Appl. Phys. 111, 07E733 (2012) The design, mathematical analysis, and testing results of the architecture of a new all-digital phase-locked loop system for synchronizing a voltage source DC-AC single-phase inverter with the low voltage utility grid are presented. The system which is based on the time-delay digital tanlock loop was simulated using MATLAB/ SIMULINK and was tested by subjecting the grid voltage to various perturbations similar to those which can occur in a real power system, such as voltage sags and nonlinear distortion of the grid voltage waveform. Results indicate that even in the presence of such perturbations the system achieved and/or re-gained synchronization within 100 ms. The proposed system is all-digital and can be readily implemented using a field programmable gate array and easily embedded into a power inverter. V C 2012 American Institute of Physics.