Grid-tie inverter topology with maximum power extraction from two photovoltaic arrays
This study presents a transformerless topology for a grid-tied single-phase inverter capable of performing the simultaneous maximum power point tracking of two independent and series connected photovoltaic sources. This topology is derived from the neutral point clamped multilevel inverter in half-b...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2014 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) |
| Repository: | RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/58897 |
| Online Access: | https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/58897 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | invertors maximum power point trackers photovoltaic power systems generation control circuit grid-tie inverter topology grid-tied single-phase inverter half-bridge topology independent photovoltaic sources maximum power extraction neutral point clamped multilevel inverter partial shadowing conditions photovoltaic arrays series connected photovoltaic sources simultaneous maximum power point tracking voltage quality TECNOLOGIA ELECTRONICA |
| Summary: | This study presents a transformerless topology for a grid-tied single-phase inverter capable of performing the simultaneous maximum power point tracking of two independent and series connected photovoltaic sources. This topology is derived from the neutral point clamped multilevel inverter in half-bridge configuration. The use of a half-bridge topology reduces the leakage current to very low values, whereas the multilevel topology presents an output voltage quality similar to that of a full-bridge inverter. To simultaneously track the maximum power of both photovoltaic sources, a generation control circuit is used. With this topology, it is possible to improve the performance of the converter under partial shadowing conditions, very common in photovoltaic facilities operating in residential areas. A 5 kW prototype of this topology has been implemented and tested in the laboratory. |
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