DC current injection into the network from PV inverters of <5 kW for low-voltage small grid-connected PV systems

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 801-806

  Salas, V ^a   Alonso Abella, M ^b   Olias E ^a   Chenlo, F ^b   Barrado, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Current injection; Direct current; HF inverter; LF inverter; PV inverter; Small grid connected; Transformerless inverter

Indexed keywords

DC TRANSFORMERS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; SOLAR CELLS;

CURRENT INJECTION; DIRECT CURRENTS; HF INVERTERS; LF INVERTER; PV INVERTERS; TRANSFORMERLESS INVERTERS;

DC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 34147214550     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2006.12.016     Document Type: Article

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