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
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