A lightweight inverter for off-grid and grid-connected systems

Author

Barone, Fabio

Author_Institution

Centre for Photovoltaic Devices & Syst., New South Wales Univ., Kensington, NSW, Australia

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

5-9 Dec 1994

Firstpage

917

Abstract

This paper presents a novel bi-directional power processing topology particularly suitable as an inverter for both grid and off-grid alternative energy systems. All semiconductor devices are soft-switched, thereby allowing higher switching frequencies, improving efficiency, and reducing electromagnetic interference (EMI). The topology may utilise a small, light-weight, and inexpensive high-frequency transformer. Experimental results of a 1 kW bi-directional DC-DC converter are presented

Keywords

DC-DC power convertors; bridge circuits; electromagnetic interference; high-frequency transformers; interference suppression; invertors; switching circuits; 1 kW; EMI reduction; bi-directional DC-DC converter; electromagnetic interference reduction; full bridge inverters; grid-connected systems; high-frequency transformer; lightweight inverter; off-grid systems; semiconductor devices; soft-switching; zero current switching; zero voltage switching; Bidirectional control; Circuits; DC-DC power converters; Load flow; Pulse width modulation inverters; Resonant inverters; Semiconductor devices; Switching loss; Topology; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1460-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520111

Filename

520111