Title :
PV inverter test setup for European efficiency, static and dynamic MPPT efficiency evaluation
Author :
Valentini, Massimo ; Raducu, Alin ; Sera, Dezso ; Teodorescu, Remus
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Energy Technol., Aalborg Univ., Aalborg
Abstract :
This paper concerns the evaluation of performance of grid-connected PV inverters in terms of conversion efficiency, European efficiency, static and dynamic MPP efficiency. Semi-automated tests were performed in the PV laboratory of the Institute of Energy Technology at the Aalborg University (Denmark) on a commercial transformerless PV inverter. Thanks to the available experimental test setups, that provide the required high measuring accuracy, and the developed PV simulator, which is required for MPPT performance evaluation, PV Inverters can be pretested before being tested by accredited laboratories.
Keywords :
invertors; photovoltaic power systems; testing; European efficiency; PV inverter test setup; dynamic MPPT efficiency evaluation; grid-connected PV inverters; semi-automated tests; Costs; DC-DC power converters; Frequency conversion; Galvanizing; Inverters; Laboratories; Power generation; Safety; Testing; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipment, 2008. OPTIM 2008. 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brasov
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1544-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1545-8
DOI :
10.1109/OPTIM.2008.4602445
