This paper elucidates a three-phase, 9-level multilevel inverter topology. The proposed multilevel inverter configuration is capable of generating higher voltage value and levels with fewer power circuit components and simplicity. By optimizing the proposed switching scheme through analysis, the total harmonic distortion of the inverter output line voltage waveforms has been reduced. FFT analysis of the output line voltage waveform, gave a corresponding THD value of 9.96%. With balanced R-L load, the validity of the proposed 9-level multilevel inverter is verified through simulation and experiments