• DocumentCode
    798933
  • Title

    Investigation of the performance of a photovoltaic AC module

  • Author

    Prapanavarat, C. ; Barnes, M. ; Jenkins, N.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Electron., Univ. of Manchester Inst. of Sci. & Technol., UK
  • Volume
    149
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    7/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    472
  • Lastpage
    478
  • Abstract
    Details of a converter and control system used in a photovoltaic AC module is presented. The sizing of the DC link capacitor, the DC/DC converter design and the maximum power point algorithm are discussed. An overview of system integration including the converter and its control is given. Throughout, the choices of system components are supported with analysis and simulation, as well as experimental tests using a solar emulator test system
  • Keywords
    DC-DC power convertors; capacitors; dynamic response; invertors; solar cell arrays; DC link capacitor; DC/DC converter design; control system; dynamic response; maximum power point algorithm; photovoltaic AC module performance; solar emulator test system; system components; system integration;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Generation, Transmission and Distribution, IEE Proceedings-
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1350-2360
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/ip-gtd:20020141
  • Filename
    1024194