Experimental Studies on a Novel Single-Phase Z-Source Inverter for Grid Connection of Renewable Energy Sources

In order to supply power from a photovoltaic array or a fuel cell stack at a low dc voltage to a grid at a high ac voltage, a power conditioning unit capable of both voltage-boosting and inversion is required. Newly introduced Z-Source inverter is capable of achieving both these objectives by a sing...

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Main Author: Rajakaruna, Sumedha
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Format: Conference Paper
Published: University of New South Wales 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3016
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description In order to supply power from a photovoltaic array or a fuel cell stack at a low dc voltage to a grid at a high ac voltage, a power conditioning unit capable of both voltage-boosting and inversion is required. Newly introduced Z-Source inverter is capable of achieving both these objectives by a single converterstage. This paper describes how a single-phase Z-Source inverter can be built for grid-connection of a photovoltaic array. Significant changes are needed in sizing the components and generating switching signals. Results of experimental investigations performed on a laboratory prototype are presented.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-30162017-01-30T10:27:49Z Experimental Studies on a Novel Single-Phase Z-Source Inverter for Grid Connection of Renewable Energy Sources Rajakaruna, Sumedha Not known In order to supply power from a photovoltaic array or a fuel cell stack at a low dc voltage to a grid at a high ac voltage, a power conditioning unit capable of both voltage-boosting and inversion is required. Newly introduced Z-Source inverter is capable of achieving both these objectives by a single converterstage. This paper describes how a single-phase Z-Source inverter can be built for grid-connection of a photovoltaic array. Significant changes are needed in sizing the components and generating switching signals. Results of experimental investigations performed on a laboratory prototype are presented. 2008 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3016 University of New South Wales restricted
spellingShingle Rajakaruna, Sumedha
Experimental Studies on a Novel Single-Phase Z-Source Inverter for Grid Connection of Renewable Energy Sources
title Experimental Studies on a Novel Single-Phase Z-Source Inverter for Grid Connection of Renewable Energy Sources
title_full Experimental Studies on a Novel Single-Phase Z-Source Inverter for Grid Connection of Renewable Energy Sources
title_fullStr Experimental Studies on a Novel Single-Phase Z-Source Inverter for Grid Connection of Renewable Energy Sources
title_full_unstemmed Experimental Studies on a Novel Single-Phase Z-Source Inverter for Grid Connection of Renewable Energy Sources
title_short Experimental Studies on a Novel Single-Phase Z-Source Inverter for Grid Connection of Renewable Energy Sources
title_sort experimental studies on a novel single-phase z-source inverter for grid connection of renewable energy sources
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3016