Investigation of a family of power conditioners integrated into the utility grid. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Jan 15 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5355259

Prouty, T

Two major tasks are reported: an investigation of the photovoltaic array dc and utility ac interfaces as seen by the inverter, and an investigation of potential inverter configurations that culminated in two proposed designs of different power ratings, one of 8-kW and the other of 200-kW. Interfaces for both residential, single-phase, 240-V applications and commercial, three-phase, 480-V applications were studied and their characteristics were quantified. The 8-kW inverter was designed with high-frequency transistor switching, and the 200-kW inverter was selected with force-commutated thyristor switching with harmonic neutralization. Circuit considerations, switching devices, and controls are discussed in detail. (LEW)

• Research Organization: AiResearch Mfg. Co., Torrance, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-80ET29311
• OSTI ID: 5355259
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/29311-1; ON: DE82013898
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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140600* -- Solar Energy-- Photovoltaic Power Systems
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ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT INTERFACES
INDUSTRY
INVERTERS
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POWER RANGE 100-1000 KW
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SPECIFICATIONS
SWITCHING CIRCUITS