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-; TRN: IM9905%%148
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 26. IEEE photovoltaic specialists conference, Anaheim, CA (United States), 29 Sep - 3 Oct 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Conference record of the twenty sixth IEEE photovoltaic specialists conference -- 1997; PB: 1477 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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