Title :
A transformerless single-phase PV inverter circuit for thin-film or back-side contacted solar modules
Author :
Gommeringer, Mario ; Kammerer, Felix ; Schmitt, Alexander ; Braun, Michael
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electr. Eng. (ETI) - Electr. Drives & Power Electron., Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol. (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
This paper deals with a new transformerless single-phase photovoltaic inverter circuit. The circuit is well suited for thin-film or back-side contacted solar modules because one pole of the solar module can be directly connected to the neutral conductor. The circuit uses a flying capacitor for one of both half-waves, requires only five transistors and is capable of providing inductive as well as capacitive reactive power.
Keywords :
invertors; power capacitors; reactive power; solar cells; back-side contacted solar modules; capacitive reactive power; flying capacitor; inductive reactive power; neutral conductor; thin-film solar modules; transformerless single-phase photovoltaic inverter circuit; Decision support systems; Power Electronic Converters;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2014 - 40th Annual Conference of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2014.7048647
