A review of the single phase photovoltaic module integrated converter topologies with three different DC link configurations

Q Li, P Wolfs - IEEE Transactions on power electronics, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The annual world photovoltaic (PV) cell/module production is growing at almost an
exponential rate and has reached 1727 MW in 2005. Building integrated PV (BIPV) projects …

Micro-inverters—Promising solutions in solar photovoltaics

HA Sher, KE Addoweesh - Energy for sustainable development, 2012 - Elsevier
Micro-inverter technology is an upcoming area of research in the field of photovoltaic (PV) as
it enables solar arrays to work as plug and play devices. Most of the papers in this field are …

Design and analysis of a grid-connected photovoltaic power system

B Yang, W Li, Y Zhao, X He - IEEE transactions on power …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) power system with high voltage gain is proposed, and
the steady-state model analysis and the control strategy of the system are presented in this …

High-efficiency MOSFET inverter with H6-type configuration for photovoltaic nonisolated AC-module applications

W Yu, JSJ Lai, H Qian… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel, high-efficiency inverter using MOSFETs for all active switches is presented for
photovoltaic, nonisolated, ac-module applications. The proposed H6-type configuration …

A systematic approach to synthesizing multi-input DC–DC converters

YC Liu, YM Chen - IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The objective of this paper is to propose a general approach for develo** multi-input
converters (MICs). The derived MICs can deliver power from all of the input sources to the …

Photovoltaic DC-building-module-based BIPV system—Concept and design considerations

B Liu, S Duan, T Cai - IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The photovoltaic (PV) modules used in the building-integrated PV (BIPV) system, generally,
can be installed in different orientations and angles. Moreover, performance of the PV …

A nonisolated interleaved boost converter for high-voltage gain applications

M Muhammad, M Armstrong… - IEEE Journal of …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The requirement for high-voltage gain step-up dc-dc converters is increasingly becoming
important in many modern power supply applications. They are an essential power …

Low-cost semi-Z-source inverter for single-phase photovoltaic systems

D Cao, S Jiang, X Yu, FZ Peng - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents several nonisolated semi-Z-source inverters for a single-phase
photovoltaic (PV) system with low cost and doubly grounded features. These semi-Z-source …

Grid-connected boost-half-bridge photovoltaic microinverter system using repetitive current control and maximum power point tracking

S Jiang, D Cao, Y Li, FZ Peng - IEEE Transactions on power …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a novel grid-connected boost-half-bridge photovoltaic (PV)
microinverter system and its control implementations. In order to achieve low cost, easy …

Long-lifetime power inverter for photovoltaic AC modules

C Rodriguez, GAJ Amaratunga - IEEE Transactions on …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a power inverter tailored for low-power photovoltaic (PV) systems. The
inverter features high reliability, thanks to a circuit topology that obviates aluminum …