TY - GEN
T1 - Towards next generation photovoltaic inverters
AU - Xue, Yaosuo
AU - Divya, Kurthakoti C.
AU - Griepentrog, Gerd
AU - Liviu, Mihalache
AU - Suresh, Sindhu
AU - Manjrekar, Madhav
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Solar energy is under push to reach "grid parity" without additional subsidies and favorable policies. While cost and reliability are major concerns for both photovoltaic (PV) panels and PV inverters, comparable or exceeded grid functions and power quality can further help solar power become competitive to conventional generation technologies in the wholesale electricity market. This paper gives an overview of future development trends of PV inverters and proposes new requirements for next generation PV inverters under smart grid and/or microgrid environments. Approaches to address these requirements are also discussed from the research methodology perspectives. The goal of this paper is to draw the interests of the industry and academia in the new technical challenges of next generation smart PV inverters in addition to the "dollar per watt" overall PV system cost target.
AB - Solar energy is under push to reach "grid parity" without additional subsidies and favorable policies. While cost and reliability are major concerns for both photovoltaic (PV) panels and PV inverters, comparable or exceeded grid functions and power quality can further help solar power become competitive to conventional generation technologies in the wholesale electricity market. This paper gives an overview of future development trends of PV inverters and proposes new requirements for next generation PV inverters under smart grid and/or microgrid environments. Approaches to address these requirements are also discussed from the research methodology perspectives. The goal of this paper is to draw the interests of the industry and academia in the new technical challenges of next generation smart PV inverters in addition to the "dollar per watt" overall PV system cost target.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/81855228726
U2 - 10.1109/ECCE.2011.6064096
DO - 10.1109/ECCE.2011.6064096
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:81855228726
SN - 9781457705427
T3 - IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition: Energy Conversion Innovation for a Clean Energy Future, ECCE 2011, Proceedings
SP - 2467
EP - 2474
BT - IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition
T2 - 3rd Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2011
Y2 - 17 September 2011 through 22 September 2011
ER -