Analysis of Design Requirements and Optimization Possibilities of Partial Power Converter for Photovoltaic String Applications in DC Microgrids
The paper analyzes the application flexibility of partial power converters for interfacing photovoltaic strings in dc microgrids. Step-up/down partial power converters were considered for providing the lowest active power processing. This study considers three Si-based photovoltaic modules commonly...
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| author | Andrii Chub Naser Hassanpour Neelesh Yadav Tanel Jalakas Andrei Blinov Dmitri Vinnikov |
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| description | The paper analyzes the application flexibility of partial power converters for interfacing photovoltaic strings in dc microgrids. Step-up/down partial power converters were considered for providing the lowest active power processing. This study considers three Si-based photovoltaic modules commonly used in residential applications: 54-, 60-, and 66-cell. Different configurations of photovoltaic strings are analyzed to find at what voltages most energy is generated in hot and cold climates. Combining these results with the operating voltage range of a droop-controlled dc microgrid yields design requirements for the partial power interface converters. The proposed design limits the maximum power the converter processes to optimize its components. Next, the application of the topology morphing control is studied regarding the performance enhancement of partial power converters. Experimental results verify good converter performance and feasibility of efficiency improvement with the topology morphing control. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9264a79c85554146bb55070be44f10c92024-02-02T00:04:06ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-0112146051461910.1109/ACCESS.2024.335437510400419Analysis of Design Requirements and Optimization Possibilities of Partial Power Converter for Photovoltaic String Applications in DC MicrogridsAndrii Chub0Naser Hassanpour1Neelesh Yadav2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6309-4708Tanel Jalakas3Andrei Blinov4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8577-4897Dmitri Vinnikov5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6010-3464Department of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, EstoniaDepartment of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, EstoniaDepartment of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, EstoniaDepartment of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, EstoniaDepartment of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, EstoniaDepartment of Electrical Power Engineering and Mechatronics, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, EstoniaThe paper analyzes the application flexibility of partial power converters for interfacing photovoltaic strings in dc microgrids. Step-up/down partial power converters were considered for providing the lowest active power processing. This study considers three Si-based photovoltaic modules commonly used in residential applications: 54-, 60-, and 66-cell. Different configurations of photovoltaic strings are analyzed to find at what voltages most energy is generated in hot and cold climates. Combining these results with the operating voltage range of a droop-controlled dc microgrid yields design requirements for the partial power interface converters. The proposed design limits the maximum power the converter processes to optimize its components. Next, the application of the topology morphing control is studied regarding the performance enhancement of partial power converters. Experimental results verify good converter performance and feasibility of efficiency improvement with the topology morphing control.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10400419/DC-DC convertersdc microgridspartial power conversionphotovoltaic energy |
| spellingShingle | Andrii Chub Naser Hassanpour Neelesh Yadav Tanel Jalakas Andrei Blinov Dmitri Vinnikov Analysis of Design Requirements and Optimization Possibilities of Partial Power Converter for Photovoltaic String Applications in DC Microgrids IEEE Access DC-DC converters dc microgrids partial power conversion photovoltaic energy |
| title | Analysis of Design Requirements and Optimization Possibilities of Partial Power Converter for Photovoltaic String Applications in DC Microgrids |
| title_full | Analysis of Design Requirements and Optimization Possibilities of Partial Power Converter for Photovoltaic String Applications in DC Microgrids |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of Design Requirements and Optimization Possibilities of Partial Power Converter for Photovoltaic String Applications in DC Microgrids |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of Design Requirements and Optimization Possibilities of Partial Power Converter for Photovoltaic String Applications in DC Microgrids |
| title_short | Analysis of Design Requirements and Optimization Possibilities of Partial Power Converter for Photovoltaic String Applications in DC Microgrids |
| title_sort | analysis of design requirements and optimization possibilities of partial power converter for photovoltaic string applications in dc microgrids |
| topic | DC-DC converters dc microgrids partial power conversion photovoltaic energy |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10400419/ |
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