Recent test results of 6 commercial inverters for grid connected PV systems

Author

Wildenbeest, E.J. ; de Haan, S.W.H. ; van der Borg, N.C.

Author_Institution

Netherlands Energy Res. Found., Petten, Netherlands

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

5-9 Dec 1994

Firstpage

909

Abstract

Test results of 6 commercial inverters for grid connected PV systems in the power range up to 5 kW are given. The considered aspects include: energy efficiency, power point tracking efficiency, start-up power, power quality, conformity to EMC standards, acoustic noise and susceptibility to electromagnetic noise. The results are obtained with the PV test facility of ECN. The results show that in the last few years considerable progress has been made concerning the performance of grid connected inverters which are available on the European market. In general the efficiency is over 88% over a wide power range, with a peak efficiency of about 92%. Most inverters comply with standards concerning power factor, harmonics, EMC and acoustic noise

Keywords

DC-AC power convertors; acoustic noise; electromagnetic compatibility; electromagnetic interference; invertors; photovoltaic power systems; power factor; power supply quality; power system harmonics; standards; test facilities; testing; 88 to 92 percent; ECN PV test facility; EMC standards conformity; acoustic noise; electromagnetic noise susceptibility; energy efficiency; grid connected PV systems; harmonics; inverters; power factor; power point tracking efficiency; power quality; start-up power; Acoustic noise; Acoustic testing; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic interference; Energy efficiency; Inverters; Power quality; Reactive power; System testing; Test facilities;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1460-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520109

Filename

520109