Grid-connected Inverter Topology Research Articles

Design of Resonant Soft-Switching Grid-Connected Inverter

This paper discusses the topology requirements of the small power photovoltaic grid-connected inverter,and introduces several typical topologies,moreover,points out the advantages and disadvantages,efficiency and applicable occasions of the various topologies. In this paper,a single-phase full-bridge grid-connected inverter topology(DC/AC) is designed. The soft-switching technology is employed on the topology for reducing switching loss. The topology can realizes zero voltage switching when the main switch turns on and turns off and zero current switching when auxiliary switch and the power diode turns on and turns off.The converter has higher efficiency than other topologies.

A Single-Stage Single-Phase Transformer-Less Doubly Grounded Grid-Connected PV Interface

A transformer provides galvanic isolation and grounding of the photovoltaic (PV) array in a PV-fed grid-connected inverter. Inclusion of the transformer, however, may increase the cost and/or bulk of the system. To overcome this drawback, a single-phase, single-stage [no extra converter for voltage boost or maximum power point tracking (MPPT)], doubly grounded, transformer-less PV interface, based on the buck-boost principle, is presented. The configuration is compact and uses lesser components. Only one (undivided) PV source and one buck-boost inductor are used and shared between the two half cycles, which prevents asymmetrical operation and parameter mismatch problems. Total harmonic distortion and DC component of the current supplied to the grid is low, compared to existing topologies and conform to standards like IEEE 1547. A brief review of the existing, transformer-less, grid-connected inverter topologies is also included. It is demonstrated that, as compared to the split PV source topology, the proposed configuration is more effective in MPPT and array utilization. Design and analysis of the inverter in discontinuous conduction mode is carried out. Simulation and experimental results are presented.

A Single-Stage Grid Connected Inverter Topology for Solar PV Systems With Maximum Power Point Tracking

This paper proposes a high performance, single-stage inverter topology for grid connected PV systems. The proposed configuration can not only boost the usually low photovoltaic (PV) array voltage, but can also convert the solar dc power into high quality ac power for feeding into the grid, while tracking the maximum power from the PV array. Total harmonic distortion of the current, fed into the grid, is restricted as per the IEEE-519 standard. The proposed topology has several desirable features such as better utilization of the PV array, higher efficiency, low cost and compact size. Further, due to the very nature of the proposed topology, the PV array appears as a floating source to the grid, thereby enhancing the overall safety of the system. A survey of the existing topologies, suitable for single-stage, grid connected PV applications, is carried out and a detailed comparison with the proposed topology is presented. A complete steady-state analysis, including the design procedure and expressions for peak device stresses, is included. Necessary condition on the modulation index "M" for sinusoidal pulsewidth modulated control of the proposed inverter topology has also been derived for discontinuous conduction mode operation. All the analytical, simulation and experimental results are presented.

A multicarrier modular photovoltaic grid-connected inverter with a new phase-shift rule

Photovoltaic grid-connected inverters are distributed power generation devices that convert the dc power from solar panels to high-quality ac power at the utility grid interface. Adopting modular design in these systems improves expandability, serviceability, reliability and efficiency. In this paper, the phase-shifted carrier technique, which is normally used in high-power multiconverter schemes, is applied to a modular residential photovoltaic grid-connected inverter to improve the output power quality. First, it is shown, through analysis and simulation, that in the commonly-used grid-connected inverter topology based on the phase-shift modulated full-bridge converter, the well-known rule for the phase-shift between the carrier signals of the adjacent modules is not effective for both odd and even number of modules. Then, a new general rule for the phase-shift is systematically derived and its effectiveness in improving the output power quality for odd and even numbers of modules is verified through simulation.