A power converting apparatus and a photovoltaic module including the same according to yet another embodiment of the present invention to achieve the above object include: a converter configured to convert a level of DC power; an inverter configured to convert a half sine wave voltage from the converter into an AC voltage; an output current detector configured to detect an output current from the inverter; an output voltage detector configured to detect an output voltage from the inverter; and a controller configured to control the converter and the inverter based on the output current and the output voltage, wherein a plurality of switching elements in the inverter is respectively turned on once in each cycle, and wherein the controller is configured to control a bidirectional current to flow to the converter based on a difference between a grid voltage and an output current of the inverter.