• DocumentCode
    571155
  • Title

    Three level DC-DC converters as efficient interface in two stage PV power systems

  • Author

    Haddad, Kevork

  • Author_Institution
    SEMIKRON Inc., NH, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    29-31 May 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    Conventional solar power conversion systems utilize one stage architectures. This paper is devoted to the two stage approach, where a three level DC-DC converter is adopted to maximize the power transfer between the source and the load. Two 500kW DC-DC converters are developed as part of a 1MW utility scale system and principal results are provided to highlight achieved performance obtained from the experiment.
  • Keywords
    DC-DC power convertors; photovoltaic power systems; power conversion; one-stage architectures; power 1 MW; power 500 kW; solar power conversion systems; three level DC-DC converters; two stage PV power systems; utility scale system; Inverters; Power systems; Switches; PV power system; dc-dc converter; grid; inverter; solar;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Energytech, 2012 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Cleveland, OH
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1836-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1834-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EnergyTech.2012.6304657
  • Filename
    6304657