Performance assessment of grid-connected photovoltaic inverters based on field monitoring in India

Pillai, Gobind, Pearsall, Nicola, Putrus, Ghanim, Anand, Raghubir and Pon Perumal, R. (2014) Performance assessment of grid-connected photovoltaic inverters based on field monitoring in India. In: 2014 IEEE 5th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG). IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, pp. 1-8.

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Abstract

Most grid-connected photovoltaic inverters in the Indian market are designed based on European standards and have not been tested in the Indian climate. In this paper, the performances of eight photovoltaic inverters from three different manufacturers connected to a 40 kW grid-connected solar plant are assessed. Four photovoltaic topologies namely mono-crystalline, poly-crystalline, copper indium gallium diselenide and amorphous silicon, each installed on both fixed and tracking structures, were considered. DC to AC conversion efficiency, Maximum Power Point Tracking efficiency and harmonic emission were chosen as the criteria for performance evaluation. Results showed that although the inverters analysed met the Indian standards in terms of harmonic emission, they underperformed in comparison to the rated efficiency at the experimental location indicating the impact of the Indian climatic conditions.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	efficiency, grid-connected, harmonics, inverter, photovoltaic system, power quality, tropical climate
Subjects:	H600 Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Department:	Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering
Depositing User:	Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited:	11 Sep 2014 09:19
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 19:08
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/17575

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