Minimization of the DC component in transformerless three-phase grid-connected photovoltaic inverters

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 3984-3997

  Yan, Qingzeng ^a   Wu, Xiaojie ^a   Yuan, Xibo ^b   Geng, Yiwen ^a   Zhang, Qi ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Controller; Dc component; Proportional integralresonant (PIR) transformerless three phase PV inverters; Virtual capacitor

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; CONTROLLERS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; TWO TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

DC COMPONENTS; DC LINK VOLTAGE RIPPLE; EXPERIMENTAL PROTOTYPE; GRID-CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC; GRID-CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC INVERTERS; PROPORTIONAL-INTEGRAL/-RESONANT CONTROLLERS; THREE PHASE; TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION (THD);

HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84923884361     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2014.2350485     Document Type: Article

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