Design and Device Selection in a Residential PV Inverter to Improve Efficiency in Low Power
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Abstract
Silicon Carbide (SiC) devices are becoming increasingly attractive for single-phase grid-tie Photovoltaic (PV) inverters due to their superior features of high breakdown voltage and low switching loss. Focusing on the residential PV products, this paper presents a practical design strategy for device selection in the Manitoba Inverter (MBI) topology to support a wide range of input voltage and improve the efficiency. Based on a device-level comparative study and a comprehensive power loss analysis of different power switches, a mixed device combination, including SiC/Si MOSFETs, Si IGBTs, and SiC Schottky diode, is determined to fully utilize the devices’ benefits. Experimental verification is carried out in a 1.2kW inverter prototype. The results indicate that implementing the proposed method within MBI topology can significantly enhance the efficiency in the low power range and a more than 4% efficiency improvement can be achieved compared with Si-based combination. Meanwhile, sinusoidal output current with low leakage current and common-mode voltage mitigation can also be achieved.
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| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
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