The AES advanced 60kW PV-diesel hybrid inverter
- Advanced Energy Systems, Inc., Wilton, NH (United States)
This paper presents the advances made in hybrid PV-Diesel power conversion under AES`s PVMaT 4A research contract. Assembly and servicing were simplified by combining advances in power electronics (higher power IGBTs, bonded fin heat sinks and a new proprietary IGBT driver board) into a single power block. The newly US manufactured inverter features locally designed magnetics, a 70% smaller floor space requirement and a flexible, expandable software control scheme based on a Visual Basic-based Windows interface and industry standard MODBUS SCADA communications. The prototype unit has been tested at Sandia National Labs and is about to be tested at NREL`s Rocky Flats Wind Test Site. Operating results for an AES hybrid inverter site in Belize are also presented.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 304456
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970953--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Enabling Interoperable SCADA Communications for PV Inverters through Embedded Controllers
The Development of Standardized, Low-Cost AC PV Systems; Final Technical Report; 8 September 1995-30 June 1998