Grid-Connected GaN Solar Microinverter

Authors :: Abhijit Kulkarni
Ankit Gupta
Debanjan Chatterjee
Sudip K. Mazumder
Nikhil Kumar
Source :: Mazumder, S K, Kulkarni, A, Gupta, A, Chatterjee, D & Kumar, N 2018, Grid-Connected GaN Solar Microinverter . in 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018-A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC ., 8548020, IEEE, 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018-A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC, pp. 3790-3793, 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018, Waikoloa Village, United States, 10/06/2018 . https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8548020
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: IEEE, 2018.
Abstract: GaN-FET-based solar microinverter using a differential-mode inverter (DMI) topology is presented. Key features of the DMI topology and its switching scheme are outlined and how the GaN-FET technology affects the power-stage performance are narrated. Further, summary of the issues with grid connection are elaborated. Next, how the modular DMI can be scaled for three-phase inverter and energy-storage applications are illustrated. Finally, one manifestation of how the energy storage can be integrated using topology emulating the DMI is narrated.

Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC)
Accession number :: edsair.doi.dedup.....23102e09874491181393a92ed398463a
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2018.8548020