Optimization of SiC-based H5 and conergy-NPC transformerless PV inverters

IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 555-567

  Saridakis, Stefanos ^a   Koutroulis, Eftichios ^a   Blaabjerg, Frede ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

DC AC inverter; design; genetic algorithms (GAs); optimization; photovoltaic (PV); silicon carbide (SiC); transformerless

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; DESIGN; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE; SWITCHING FREQUENCY; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS;

DC/AC INVERTERS; GENETIC ALGORITHM (GAS); PHOTOVOLTAIC; SILICON CARBIDES (SIC); TRANSFORMERLESS;

POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

EID: 84929150941     PISSN: 21686777     EISSN: 21686785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JESTPE.2014.2332253     Document Type: Article

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