Reliability Analysis and Repair Activity for the Components of 350 kW Inverters in a Large Scale Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System
The reliability of photovoltaic (PV) generators is strongly affected by the performance of Direct Current/Alternating Current (DC/AC) converters, being the major source of PV underperformance. However, generally, their reliability is not investigated at component level: thus, the present work presen...
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| description | The reliability of photovoltaic (PV) generators is strongly affected by the performance of Direct Current/Alternating Current (DC/AC) converters, being the major source of PV underperformance. However, generally, their reliability is not investigated at component level: thus, the present work presents a reliability analysis and the repair activity for the components of full bridge DC/AC converters. In the first part of the paper, a reliability analysis using failure rates from literature is carried out for 132 inverters (AC rated power of 350 kW each) with global AC power of 46 MW in a large scale grid-connected PV plant. Then, in the second part of the work, results from literature are compared with data obtained by analyzing industrial maintenance reports in the years 2015–2017. In conclusion, the yearly energy losses involved in the downtime are quantified, as well as their availability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-14defdd75ca64759956b0be3e3001d292023-12-03T11:49:39ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922021-02-0110556410.3390/electronics10050564Reliability Analysis and Repair Activity for the Components of 350 kW Inverters in a Large Scale Grid-Connected Photovoltaic SystemFilippo Spertino0Angela Amato1Gabriele Casali2Alessandro Ciocia3Gabriele Malgaroli4Dipartimento Energia, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyDipartimento Energia, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyDipartimento Energia, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyDipartimento Energia, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyDipartimento Energia, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, ItalyThe reliability of photovoltaic (PV) generators is strongly affected by the performance of Direct Current/Alternating Current (DC/AC) converters, being the major source of PV underperformance. However, generally, their reliability is not investigated at component level: thus, the present work presents a reliability analysis and the repair activity for the components of full bridge DC/AC converters. In the first part of the paper, a reliability analysis using failure rates from literature is carried out for 132 inverters (AC rated power of 350 kW each) with global AC power of 46 MW in a large scale grid-connected PV plant. Then, in the second part of the work, results from literature are compared with data obtained by analyzing industrial maintenance reports in the years 2015–2017. In conclusion, the yearly energy losses involved in the downtime are quantified, as well as their availability.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/564photovoltaic systemsDC/AC converterreliabilitymaintenancepower system faultsavailability |
| spellingShingle | Filippo Spertino Angela Amato Gabriele Casali Alessandro Ciocia Gabriele Malgaroli Reliability Analysis and Repair Activity for the Components of 350 kW Inverters in a Large Scale Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System Electronics photovoltaic systems DC/AC converter reliability maintenance power system faults availability |
| title | Reliability Analysis and Repair Activity for the Components of 350 kW Inverters in a Large Scale Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System |
| title_full | Reliability Analysis and Repair Activity for the Components of 350 kW Inverters in a Large Scale Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System |
| title_fullStr | Reliability Analysis and Repair Activity for the Components of 350 kW Inverters in a Large Scale Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reliability Analysis and Repair Activity for the Components of 350 kW Inverters in a Large Scale Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System |
| title_short | Reliability Analysis and Repair Activity for the Components of 350 kW Inverters in a Large Scale Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System |
| title_sort | reliability analysis and repair activity for the components of 350 kw inverters in a large scale grid connected photovoltaic system |
| topic | photovoltaic systems DC/AC converter reliability maintenance power system faults availability |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/5/564 |
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