• DocumentCode
    3534754
  • Title

    Low-cost designs for domestic photovoltaic applications

  • Author

    Guillaume, Lefevre ; Luc, Rambaud ; Laurent, Foube ; Stefan, Mollov

  • Author_Institution
    Mitsubishi Electr. R&D Centre Eur. - MERCE, Rennes, France
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    2-6 Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    10
  • Abstract
    Photovoltaic (PV) inverters, whatever the rated power, have currently very high efficiency. For home systems, cost is the key point to remain competitive. When comparing performance, the conversion efficiency is being emphasized, while the overall system harvest efficiency is unfairly neglected. This paper investigates specific constraints on PV inverters and offers a design methodology resulting in optimal cost/performance designs.
  • Keywords
    invertors; photovoltaic power systems; power convertors; PV inverters; conversion efficiency; domestic photovoltaic applications; low cost designs; photovoltaic inverters; Capacitors; Frequency conversion; Inductors; Inverters; Photovoltaic systems; Topology; Design; Photovoltaic; Power conditioning; Sustainable system/technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics and Applications (EPE), 2013 15th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Lille
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EPE.2013.6631866
  • Filename
    6631866