Title :
An efficient, low cost DC-AC inverter for photovoltaic systems with increased reliability
Author :
Tirumala, Rohit ; Imbertson, Paul ; Mohan, Ned ; Henze, Chris ; Bonn, Russ
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a topology for photovoltaic inverters to convert the DC voltage to single phase or split-single-phase AC. The proposed modular approach helps to increase the reliability of the system by introducing redundancy while lowering cost by having identical modules in parallel to achieve different output power levels.
Keywords :
PWM invertors; control system synthesis; photovoltaic power systems; power control; power system control; power system reliability; DC voltage; MPPT; PWM inverter; efficient low cost DC-AC inverter; modular approach; output power levels; photovoltaic inverters; photovoltaic systems; redundancy; reliability; single phase AC; split-phase AC; Costs; Fuel cells; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Power system reliability; Pulse width modulation inverters; Redundancy; Regulators; Topology; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
IECON 02 [Industrial Electronics Society, IEEE 2002 28th Annual Conference of the]
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7474-6
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2002.1185425
