High-efficiency grid-connected photovoltaic module integrated converter system with high-speed communication interfaces for small-scale distribution power generation

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 636-649

  Choi, Woo Young ^a  

^a Jason)   (United States)

Author keywords

Full bridge inverter; High efficiency; Module integrated converter (MIC); Photovoltaic (PV); Step up DC DC converter

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL CONTROL; CENTRALIZED POWER CONTROL; CURRENT RIPPLES; DC-AC INVERTERS; DC-LINK VOLTAGES; DOUBLERS; FLYBACK CONVERTERS; FULL-BRIDGE; FULL-BRIDGE INVERTERS; GRID CONNECTED INVERTERS; GRID-CONNECTED; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH-SPEED COMMUNICATIONS; INTEGRATED CONVERTERS; LOCAL CONTROL; MODULE INTEGRATED CONVERTER (MIC); OUTPUT POWER; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; POWER CONTROL SCHEMES; POWER PRODUCTION; POWER SIGNALS; REDUCTION METHOD; REVERSE RECOVERY CURRENT; SCALE DISTRIBUTIONS; SWITCHING LOSS;

DC-DC CONVERTERS; DISTILLATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; MESH GENERATION; PHASE INTERFACES; POWER CONTROL; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; SOLAR POWER; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 77649235084     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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