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A more efficient current source inverter with series connected AC capacitors for photovoltaic and fuel cell applications

Klumpner, Christian; Chonlatee, Photong; Wheeler, Patrick

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Photong Chonlatee

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PATRICK WHEELER pat.wheeler@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Power Electronic Systems



Abstract

Renewable energy sources such as photovoltaics (PVs) or fuel cells (FCs) are not fitted for direct power grid connection because they deliver DC voltage and current. In addition, they also have a high internal resistance/nonlinear V/I dependence, which is why a power electronic interface is always needed. This paper presents the implementation of a three-phase power electronic interface for PV/FCs that uses a single conversion stage approach based on a current source inverter (CSI) topology with series connected capacitors, that would need only six reverse blocking IGBTs and due to the possibility to reduce the AC voltage at high load, would reduce the size of magnetics and the losses compared to a standard CSI.

Citation

Klumpner, C., Chonlatee, P., & Wheeler, P. (in press). A more efficient current source inverter with series connected AC capacitors for photovoltaic and fuel cell applications.

Conference Name Power Electronics and Inteligent Motion (PCIM) 2009 (ISBN: 978-3-8007-3158-9)
End Date May 14, 2009
Acceptance Date Dec 1, 2008
Deposit Date Jul 19, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/705151
Related Public URLs http:/www.pcim.de
http://powerelectronics.com/archive/pcim-europe-2009
Additional Information Published in: International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion and Power Quality 2009 (PCIM Europe 2009). Stuttgart, Germany : Mesago PCIM GmbH, 2009. ISBN: 978-1-6156-7251-6. pp. 153-158.

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