DCM-232 converter: A PV transformerless three-phase inverter

Author

Rodríguez, P. ; Muñoz-Aguilar, R.S. ; Vázquez, G. ; Candela, I. ; Aldabas, E. ; Etxeberria-Otadui, I.

Author_Institution

Univ. Politec. de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

fYear

2011

fDate

7-10 Nov. 2011

Firstpage

3876

Lastpage

3881

Abstract

Nowadays transformerless PV converters are widely used in the energy conversion stage of a PV plant, because their good characteristics regarding efficiency, size, cost and weight. The main problem in transformerless PV systems is the common mode voltage variations that can generate leakage ground currents (LGC) through the parasitic capacitance formed between the PV panels and ground. These LGC are a risk for the users in a PV system therefore they should be avoided. The LGC has a clear origin on the pulse width modulation (PWM) strategy and the converter structure. In this paper a three-phase inverter with constant common mode voltage (CMV) is proposed. Simulation results are also provided.

Keywords

PWM invertors; PWM power convertors; direct energy conversion; earthing; leakage currents; photovoltaic power systems; CMV; DCM-232 converter; LGC; PV panel; PV transformerless three-phase inverter; PWM strategy; common mode voltage; conversion stage; leakage ground current; parasitic capacitance; pulse width modulation strategy; Capacitance; Inverters; Leakage current; Load modeling; Modulation; Topology; Vectors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

IECON 2011 - 37th Annual Conference on IEEE Industrial Electronics Society

Conference_Location

Melbourne, VIC

ISSN

1553-572X

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-969-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECON.2011.6119942

Filename

6119942