Evaluation of DC-link decoupling using electrolytic or polypropylene film capacitors in three-phase grid-connected photovoltaic inverters
Evaluation of DC-link decoupling using electrolytic or polypropylene film capacitors in three-phase grid-connected photovoltaic inverters
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三相并网光伏逆变器中使用电解电容器或聚丙烯薄膜电容器的直流母线去耦评估
DOI:
10.1109/iecon.2013.6700290
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发表时间:
2013
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J. Pou
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作者:
B. Karanayil;V. Agelidis;J. Pou
The life expectancy and long term reliability of grid-connected three-phase photovoltaic (PV) inverters can be increased by replacing the conventional electrolytic film capacitors by metallized polypropylene film capacitors. This paper presents a detailed evaluation of a three-phase grid-connected PV inverter performance when replacing the electrolytic capacitor with a minimum value of metallized polypropylene film capacitor-one. The minimum dc bus capacitance leads to larger voltage ripples. However, such ripples were found to be within acceptable limits to run the inverter satisfactorily. Simulation results are presented for a 15-kW grid-connected inverter at nominal voltage of 700V dc and experimental results are provided for a 3.0-kW system at a nominal voltage of 400V dc, built in the laboratory.