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This paper presents a new micro-inverter topology that is intended for single-phase grid-connected PV systems. The features of the proposed topology are: (1) eliminating the double-frequency power ripple using small film capacitor; (2) improving the maximum-power-point tracking (MPPT) performance; (3) using long life-time film capacitors, which will improve the reliability of the inverter; and (4)...
SiC-JFET based inverters can achieve very fast switching, hence reducing the commutation losses, at the cost of increased Electro-Magnetic Interferences (EMI). To keep the EMI conducted emissions within reasonable limits, we propose to integrate some small-values capacitors directly into the power module. Common Mode (CM) is investigated and compared with a standard configuration. The high frequency...
In the transformerless photovoltaic (PV) system, the common mode ground leakage current may appear due to the galvanic connection between the PV array and the ground, which causes the safety issues and reduces the efficiency. To solve this problem, a novel inverter topology with switched capacitors is proposed in this paper. By connecting one pole of the PV cell directly to the neutral line of the...
In this paper the issue of dynamic equalization of the dc bus voltages unbalance is considered in the case of single-phase split-capacitor three-level neutral-point-clamped (NPC) half-bridge inverters for photovoltaic (PV) inverters. The lack of a proper equalization strategy would lead to a rapid drift of dc bus voltages, causing stability problems to the inverter output current control loop and...
The conventional voltage source inverter is only a buck converter and conventional current source inverter is only a boost converter. By adding a Z-Source network, the buck-boost capability can be achieved. The recently proposed Quasi-Z-Source inverter (qZSI) is an important improvement to Z-Source inverter (ZSI), which greatly reduces the passive component stress. The current-fed qZSI can buck-boost...
This paper presents a soft-switching (ZVS) boost converter integrated in such a way to obtain, in a single conversion stage, the maximum energy extraction from photovoltaic panels, battery charging and discharging dynamic control, and high voltage step-up to the inverter DC bus, also operating with soft-switching capability. In order to verify its effectiveness, experimental results from this converter...
This paper describes the analysis and design of a DC-DC converter topology which is operational at frequencies in the Very High Frequency (VHF) band ranging from 30 MHz-300 MHz. The presented topology, which consists of a class E inverter, class E rectifier, and self-oscillating gate driver, is inherently resonant, and switching losses are greatly reduced by ensuring Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) of...
Vehicle to grid (V2G) power transfer has been under research for more than a decade because of the large energy reserve of an electric vehicle battery and the potential of thousands of these connected to the grid. In this study a complete analysis of the front end inverter of a non-isolated bidirectional EV/PHEV charger capable of V2G reactive power compensation is presented.
In the configuration of the multilevel inverter which is used in this study, two cascaded H-bridge cells are connected in series with each phase of a three-phase three-level neutral-point clamped (NPC) inverter. The NPC inverter is fed by a single DC source; whereas, all of the cascaded H-bridge cells are supplied by capacitors. In this paper, in order to regulate the voltage across the H-bridge capacitors,...
Z-source inverter is a recently proposed single-stage inverter with added voltage-boost capability for complementing the usual voltage-buck operation of a traditional voltage-source inverter. In spite of that added feature, the overall voltage gain might still be relatively low for certain applications like the grid connection of low-voltage renewable sources that might not favor multiple series connection...
This paper proposes an indirect current control algorithm for seamless transfer of three-phase utility-interactive inverters. With the proposed method the inverter is able to provide critical loads with a stable and seamless voltage during the whole transition period including both clearing time and control mode change. The LCL filter design which is suitable for the indirect current control is also...
In this paper a new three phase DC link soft switching inverter is introduced. The auxiliary circuit of the proposed inverter is composed of two switches beside the DC link switch. All switches in the proposed inverter are soft switched. The proposed auxiliary circuit provides zero voltage switching condition for the main inverter switches independent of the link current direction. An analysis of...
Grid interaction of DG units with a novel hybrid flying capacitor multicell converter which is suitable for hybrid systems, is presented in this paper. Multicell inverters have important advantages which make them a flexible solution for medium voltage/high power applications such as: lower rating of switches and lower output voltage THD. Proposed configuration of multicell inverter requires less...
The present work proposes a simple cost effective multilevel topology for generating high quality sinusoidal AC waveform based onmulti-tapped multi-winding transformer switching technique. Multi-winding multi-tapped transformers are used to aid the multi-level switching process which guarantees a large number of intermediate switching levels. Each secondary tapping can act as a separate DC source...
A new adjustable-speed drives (ASD) system based on the high-performance Z-source inverter. It can overcome limitations of conventional Z-source inverter system. The proposed system can operate at wide range load with small inductor. It eliminates the possibility of the DC-link voltage aberrances; simplify the Z-source network inductor and controller design. It increase the inverter modulation index...
This paper investigates the capacitor voltage balance scheme for a neutral point clamped inverter. A symmetrical space vector modulation is used to analyze the imbalance in neutral point voltage. This method overcomes the drawbacks of Nearest Three Vector modulation method. The redundancies of different switch configurations for the generation of the same output voltage are used to limit the voltage...
This paper presents the concept of using a new tapped-inductor (TL) Z-source impedance network for implementing Z-source inverters. By replacing the original two inductors found in the classical impedance network with two modified 2-terminal TL cells, output voltage range of the new inverter can widely be expanded. This means a larger gain, which in principle, can be adjusted freely by varying the...
High performance voltage and current-source inverters (VSI and CSI) are widely required in various industrial applications such as servo-motor drives, special power supplies, distributed power systems and hybrid electric vehicles. However, the traditional VSI and CSI have been seriously restricted due to their narrow obtainable output voltage range, short-through problems caused by misgating and some...
This paper presents a novel single-stage charge-pump (CP) power-factor-correction (PFC) electronic ballast for the MH lamps driven with the low-frequency square-wave current to avoid the acoustic-resonance problem. In order to achieve high power factor and meet the IEC regulation, the CPPFC technique is applied to the full-bridge inverter of the conventional electronic ballast. Based on the analyses...
This paper explores the possibility of connecting two Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) to the grid using a single three level inverter. In the proposed system the rectified output of one WTG is connected across the upper dc-link capacitor of a standard diode clamped three level inverter. Similarly the rectified output of the other WTG is connected across the lower capacitor. This particular combination...
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