Comparative evaluation of SiC and Si PV inverter systems based on power density and efficiency as indicators of initial cost and operating revenue

2013 IEEE 14th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Burkart, Ralph M ^a   Kolar, Johann W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Photovoltaic systems; Reliability; SiC semiconductors

Indexed keywords

BETTER PERFORMANCE; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; OPERATING REVENUES; PERFORMANCE TRADE-OFF; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; POWER TRANSISTORS; SYSTEM COMPLEXITY; TRADE-OFF ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER ELECTRONICS; RELIABILITY; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84889009324     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/COMPEL.2013.6626462     Document Type: Conference Paper

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