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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Applications (EPE), 2013 15th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lille
DOI :
10.1109/EPE.2013.6631866
