Highly reliable inverter topology with a novel soft computing technique to eliminate leakage current in grid-connected transformerless photovoltaic systems

Grid-connected transformerless photovoltaic inverters are widely accepted in the renewable energy market, owing to their high power density, low cost, and high efficiency. However, the leakage current is the main issue in these inverters, which is to be investigated carefully. In this study, leakage...

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Published in:Computers & electrical engineering 2018-05, Vol.68, p.192-203
Main Authors: Kirthiga, S., Jothi Swaroopan, N.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electric currents
Electricity distribution
Energy efficiency
Grid-connected
Inverter
Inverters
Leakage current
Photovoltaic cells
Photovoltaic system
Power efficiency
Soft computing
Topology
Transformers
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Summary:Grid-connected transformerless photovoltaic inverters are widely accepted in the renewable energy market, owing to their high power density, low cost, and high efficiency. However, the leakage current is the main issue in these inverters, which is to be investigated carefully. In this study, leakage current analysis of both transformer and transformerless bridge inverter topologies are widely investigated. Based on that, a new topology and modulation technique is proposed to eliminate the leakage current in the system. The mechanism of a creating high-impedance path between the photovoltaic module and the system, by properly isolating them in the freewheeling state and maintaining a constant common mode voltage in all the switching states, is elaborately discussed in this paper. The experimental results are finally presented to validate the proposed topology with respect to other conventional topologies.
ISSN:0045-7906
1879-0755
DOI:10.1016/j.compeleceng.2018.03.022