High-power solar inverter efficiency measurements by calorimetric and electric methods

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2798-2805

  Aarniovuori, Lassi ^a   Kosonen, Antti ^a   Sillanp̈ä, Pekka ^b   Niemelä, Markku ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Calorimetry; Converters; Efficiency; Measurement; Photovoltaic (PV)

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRIC METHODS; EUROPEAN EFFICIENCIES; GRID-CONNECTED; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; INPUT VOLTAGES; INPUT-OUTPUT; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SOLAR INVERTER;

CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; EFFICIENCY; MEASUREMENTS; TORQUE CONVERTERS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84880807760     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2012.2221166     Document Type: Article

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