Title :
High frequency low cost DC-AC inverter design with fuel cell source for home applications
Author :
Mazumdar, Joy ; Batarseh, Issa ; Kutkut, Nasser ; Demirci, Osman
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a new design of high frequency DC/AC inverter for home applications using fuel cells or photovoltaic array sources. A battery bank parallel to the DC link is provided to take care of the slow dynamic response of the source. The design is based on a push-pull DC/DC converter followed by a full-bridge PWM inverter topology. The nominal power rating is 10 kW. Actual design parameters, procedure and experimental results of a 1.5 kW prototype are provided. The objective of this paper is to explore the possibility of making renewable sources of energy utility interactive by means of low cost power electronic interface.
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; PWM invertors; bridge circuits; dynamic response; fuel cells; 1.5 kW; 10 kW; DSP; battery bank; fuel cell source; full-bridge PWM inverter topology; harmonics; high frequency low cost DC-AC inverter design; home applications; low cost power electronic interface; nominal power rating; photovoltaic array sources; push-pull DC/DC converter; renewable sources; slow dynamic response; Batteries; Circuit topology; Costs; DC-DC power converters; Frequency; Fuel cells; Photovoltaic systems; Prototypes; Pulse width modulation inverters; Solar power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 2002. 37th IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7420-7
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.2002.1042649
