Analysis of the effects of inverter ripple current on a photovoltaic power system by using an AC impedance model of the solar cell

Renewable Energy

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 150-157

  Kim, Wook ^a   Duong, Van Huan ^a   Nguyen, Thanh Tuan ^a   Choi, Woojin ^a  

^a Soongsil University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AC impedance model; Impedance spectroscopy; Ripple current; Single phase inverter; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

AC-IMPEDANCE; DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER SYSTEMS; POWER CONDITIONING UNIT; RIPPLE CURRENTS; SINGLE-PHASE INVERTERS; STATIC AND DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ENERGY CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SPECTROSCOPY;

SOLAR CELLS;

DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CELL; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RIPPLE; SOLAR POWER; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 84876707799     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.03.035     Document Type: Article

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