Power Electronic Converters for Solar Photovoltaic Systems

Power Electronic Converters for Solar Photovoltaic Systems

by L. Ashok Kumar, S.Albert Alexander, Madhuvanthani Rajendran
Released November 2020
Publisher(s): Academic Press
ISBN: 9780128227503

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Book description

Power Electronic Converters for Solar Photovoltaic Systems provides design and implementation procedures for power electronic converters and advanced controllers to improve standalone and grid environment solar photovoltaics performance. Sections cover performance and improvement of solar photovoltaics under various conditions with the aid of intelligent controllers, allowing readers to better understand the nuances of power electronic converters for renewable energy systems. With algorithm development and real-time implementation procedures, this reference is useful for those interested in power electronics for performance improvement in distributed energy resources, design of advanced controllers, and measurement of critical parameters surrounding renewable energy systems. 

By providing a complete solution for performance improvement in solar PV with novel control techniques, this book will appeal to researchers and engineers working in power electronic converters, renewable energy, and power quality. 

  • Includes simulation studies and photovoltaic performance analysis
  • Uses case studies as a reference for design and research
  • Covers different varieties of power converters, from fundamentals to implementation

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Authors biography
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1. Inverter topologies for solar PV
    1. 1.1. Introduction
    2. 1.2. Single-stage DC–AC converter
    3. 1.3. Line-commutated photovoltaic inverter
    4. 1.4. Self-commutated photovoltaic inverter with line frequency transformer
    5. 1.5. Grid-tie inverters
    6. 1.6. Inverter with high-frequency core-based transformer
    7. 1.7. Half-bridge zero-voltage state converters
    8. 1.8. H-bridge inverter
    9. 1.9. Summary
  10. Chapter 2. Multilevel inverter topologies for solar PV
    1. 2.1. Introduction
    2. 2.2. Comparison of multilevel inverters
    3. 2.3. Reduced-order multilevel inverter
    4. 2.4. Summary
  11. Chapter 3. Advanced multilevel inverter topologies
    1. 3.1. Switched battery boost multilevel inverter
    2. 3.2. Quasi Z-source cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter
    3. 3.3. Switched capacitor multilevel inverter
    4. 3.4. String inverter
    5. 3.5. Multistring inverter
  12. Chapter 4. Emerging inverter topologies
    1. 4.1. Introduction
    2. 4.2. Types of inverter
    3. 4.3. Classification of transformerless inverter topologies
    4. 4.4. Low-frequency inverter
    5. 4.5. Transformerless self-commutated photovoltaic inverter
    6. 4.6. Transformerless inverter topologies
    7. 4.7. Bidirectional DC–AC converter
    8. 4.8. High-frequency DC–AC converter
    9. 4.9. HERIC inverter
  13. Chapter 5. DC–DC converter topologies for solar PV
    1. 5.1. Introduction
    2. 5.2. Topologies of DC–DC converters
    3. 5.3. Unidirectional DC–DC converter
    4. 5.4. Bidirectional DC–DC converter
    5. 5.5. Double-input pulse width modulation DC–DC converter
    6. 5.6. Single-input multiple-output DC–DC converter
  14. Chapter 6. Control of DC–DC converters
    1. 6.1. Multiple-input buck–boost converter
    2. 6.2. Closed-loop buck–boost converter
    3. 6.3. Closed-loop boost converter
    4. 6.4. Closed-loop buck converter
    5. 6.5. Interleaved boost converter
    6. 6.6. Soft-switching converter
    7. 6.7. Half-bridge LLC resonant converter
    8. 6.8. Forward converter
  15. Chapter 7. Emerging DC–DC converter topologies
    1. 7.1. SEPIC converter
    2. 7.2. Luo converter
    3. 7.3. Integrated SEPIC–Cuk converter
    4. 7.4. Flyback converter
    5. 7.5. ZETA converter
    6. 7.6. Self-lift Cuk converter
    7. 7.7. Push–pull converter
    8. 7.8. Advantages and disadvantages of push–pull converter
  16. Chapter 8. Charge controls and maximum power point tracking
    1. 8.1. Introduction
  17. Appendix 1. Selection of components from Simulink Library Browser
  18. Nomenclature
  19. Glossary
  20. Index

Product information

  • Title: Power Electronic Converters for Solar Photovoltaic Systems
  • Author(s): L. Ashok Kumar, S.Albert Alexander, Madhuvanthani Rajendran
  • Release date: November 2020
  • Publisher(s): Academic Press
  • ISBN: 9780128227503