Single phase full bridge inverter with coupled filter inductors and voltage doubler for PV module integrated converter system

Abstract

Single phase full bridge inverter with coupled filter inductors and voltage doubler for PV module integrated converter systemThis paper presents a single phase full bridge inverter with coupled filter inductors and voltage doubler for PV module integrated converter (MIC) system. In DC/DC stage, full bridge circuit with high frequency sinusoidal pulse width modulation control is used, and high frequency transformer with voltage doubler rectifier circuit to increase conversional ratio is adopted. Finally, at the conversion end the rectified sinusoidal waveforms is generated. The coupled filter inductors, which are placed in voltage doubler, not only reduce circulating current, which increases efficiency but also make the rectified output sinusoidal waveforms of DC/DC stage as smooth voltage source. In DC/AC stage, the full bridge circuit with line frequency square wave control is adopted to reduce switching losses and control cost. To verify the presented analysis a 100 W prototype single phase 220 VAC 50 Hz inverter output has been constructed and the experimental results are given.