Test results of a 130 W AC module; a modular solar AC power station

Author

de Haan, S.W.H. ; Oldenkamp, H. ; Wildenbeest, E.J.

Author_Institution

Netherlands Energy Res. Found., Petten, Netherlands

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

5-9 Dec 1994

Firstpage

925

Abstract

An AC module is a PV module with an integrated DC/AC power converter which generates grid conforming AC power. In this paper, the ideas behind this portable and expandable AC PV power system are highlighted. The block diagram, the principle of operation and test results of a 130 W inverter are shown. The measurements show a power factor exceeding 0.99 at full load, whilst at 12 W partial load the power factor is better than 0.89. The harmonic distortion decreases from 8% at 30 W to 5% at 50 W and slightly decreases further at higher power levels. Previous measurements showed that an efficiency over 90% over a wide operation range is obtained. It is estimated that the cost price of the “touch safe” inverter (dimensions 100*100*20 mm), when produced in large quantities is between 0.5 and 1 $/Wp. The price performance ratio is obtained by application of resonant switching techniques enabling low component size and costs

Keywords

DC-AC power convertors; harmonic distortion; invertors; photovoltaic power systems; power system harmonics; resonant power convertors; semiconductor device testing; solar cell arrays; solar cells; solar power stations; 100 mm; 12 W; 130 W; 20 mm; 30 W; 50 W; DC/AC power converter; PV power system; block diagram; full load; harmonic distortion; measurements; modular solar AC power station; operating principle; partial load; power factor; price performance ratio; resonant switching techniques; AC generators; Analog-digital conversion; Costs; DC generators; Distortion measurement; Inverters; Mesh generation; Power generation; Reactive power; Testing;

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.1994.520113

Filename

520113