Half-wave cycloconverter-based photovoltaic microinverter topology with phase-shift power modulation

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2700-2710

  Nayanasiri, D R ^a   Vilathgamuwa, D M ^a   Maskell, D L ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Full bridge inverter; Half wave cycloconverter; Microinverter; Phase shift power modulation; Series resonant circuit; Zero voltage switching (ZVS)

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE OUTPUT POWER; CYCLOCONVERTERS; FULL-BRIDGE INVERTERS; MICRO INVERTERS; POWER CONVERSION STAGES; POWER MODULATION; QUALITY FACTORS; STEADY-STATE ANALYSIS;

MODULATION; PHASE SHIFT; PHASE SHIFTERS; TOPOLOGY;

ZERO VOLTAGE SWITCHING;

EID: 84883690420     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2012.2227502     Document Type: Article

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