Recent Development in the Topologies for Photovoltaic Module Integrated Converters

The annual world PV cell/module production is growing at almost an exponential rate and has reached 1727 MW in 2005. Building integrated PV (BIPV) projects are emerging as the strongest part of the PV market and grid interactive inverters are a key component in determining the total system cost. Mod...

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Main Authors: Li, Q., Wolfs, Peter
Other Authors: Unknown
Format: Conference Paper
Published: IEEE 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48057
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description The annual world PV cell/module production is growing at almost an exponential rate and has reached 1727 MW in 2005. Building integrated PV (BIPV) projects are emerging as the strongest part of the PV market and grid interactive inverters are a key component in determining the total system cost. Module integrated converter (MIC) technology is one approach that may assist in driving down the balance of system costs to secure an improved total system cost. This paper concentrates on the topology study of the photovoltaic MICs in the power range below 500 W and covers most topologies recently proposed for MIC applications. The MIC topologies are classified into three different arrangements based on the dc link configurations. A systematic discussion is also provided at the end of the paper that focuses on the major advantages and disadvantages of each MIC arrangement. These are considered in detail and will provide a useful framework and point of reference for the next generation MIC designs and applications
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-480572017-10-02T02:27:10Z Recent Development in the Topologies for Photovoltaic Module Integrated Converters Li, Q. Wolfs, Peter Unknown costing building integrated photovoltaics invertors power generation economics power convertors The annual world PV cell/module production is growing at almost an exponential rate and has reached 1727 MW in 2005. Building integrated PV (BIPV) projects are emerging as the strongest part of the PV market and grid interactive inverters are a key component in determining the total system cost. Module integrated converter (MIC) technology is one approach that may assist in driving down the balance of system costs to secure an improved total system cost. This paper concentrates on the topology study of the photovoltaic MICs in the power range below 500 W and covers most topologies recently proposed for MIC applications. The MIC topologies are classified into three different arrangements based on the dc link configurations. A systematic discussion is also provided at the end of the paper that focuses on the major advantages and disadvantages of each MIC arrangement. These are considered in detail and will provide a useful framework and point of reference for the next generation MIC designs and applications 2006 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48057 IEEE fulltext
spellingShingle costing
building integrated photovoltaics
invertors
power generation economics
power convertors
Li, Q.
Wolfs, Peter
Recent Development in the Topologies for Photovoltaic Module Integrated Converters
title Recent Development in the Topologies for Photovoltaic Module Integrated Converters
title_full Recent Development in the Topologies for Photovoltaic Module Integrated Converters
title_fullStr Recent Development in the Topologies for Photovoltaic Module Integrated Converters
title_full_unstemmed Recent Development in the Topologies for Photovoltaic Module Integrated Converters
title_short Recent Development in the Topologies for Photovoltaic Module Integrated Converters
title_sort recent development in the topologies for photovoltaic module integrated converters
topic costing
building integrated photovoltaics
invertors
power generation economics
power convertors
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48057