Design optimization of transformerless grid-connected PV inverters including reliability

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 325-335

  Koutroulis, Eftichios ^a   Blaabjerg, Frede ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

DC AC power conversion; failure analysis; optimization methods; photovoltaic (PV) power systems; reliability

Indexed keywords

DC-AC POWER CONVERSION; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; FAILURE RATE; GRID CONNECTED PV SYSTEM; GRID-CONNECTED PV; MAINTENANCE COST; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMAL VALUES; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; OPTIMIZATION METHODOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SYSTEMS; PV INVERTER; PV SYSTEM; RELIABILITY PERFORMANCE; TRANSFORMERLESS;

MAINTENANCE; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84866489740     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2012.2198670     Document Type: Article

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