Facing　the　serious　energy　crisis,　the　concise　and　efficient　single-stage　single-phase　boost　inverter　technology　will　have　important　application　prospect　in　the　new　energy　distributed　power　generation　field　and　other　emerging　fields.　Combined　with　the　research　results　home　and　abroad　of　recent　years,　the　development　and　current　situation　of　such　inverters　have　been　systematically　discussed　from　the　aspect　of　circuit　configuration　and　control　technology　in　this　paper　for　some　major　problems　of　the　single-stage　single-phase　boost　inverters.　The　article　gives　the　circuit　configuration,　control　strategy　and　main　experimental　results　of　various　single-stage　single-phase　boost　inverters,　analyzes　and　compares　the　characteristics　of　various　schemes　and　summarizes　some　inspirations　brought　by　the　development　of　single-stage　single-phase　boost　inverter　technology.　©　2015　Taylor　&　Francis　Group,　London.