Abstract
A dedicated design qualification standard for PV inverters does not exist. Development of a well-accepted design qualification standard, specifically for PV inverters will significantly improve the reliability and performance of inverters. The existing standards for PV inverters such as ANSI/UL 1741 and IEC 62109-1 primarily focus on safety of PV inverters. The IEC 62093 discusses inverter qualification but it includes all the BOS components. There are other general standards for distributed generators including the IEEE 1547 series of standards which cover major concerns like utility integration but they are not dedicated to PV inverters and are not written from a design qualification point of view. In this paper some of the potential requirements for a design qualification standard for PV inverters are addressed. The missing links in existing PV inverter related standards are identified and with the IEC 62093 as a guideline, the possible inclusions in the framework for a dedicated design qualification standard of PV inverter are discussed. Some of the key missing links are related to electric stress tests. Hence, a method to adapt the existing surge withstand test standards for use in design qualification standard of PV inverter is presented.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference |
| Pages | 3744-3749 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2011 |
| Event | 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2011 - Seattle, WA, United States Duration: Jun 19 2011 → Jun 24 2011 |
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| Other | 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2011 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Seattle, WA |
| Period | 6/19/11 → 6/24/11 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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Gap analysis towards a design qualification standard development for grid-connected photovoltaic inverters. / Venkataramanan, Sai Balasubramanian Alampoondi; Ayyanar, Raja; Maracas, George; Tamizhmani, Govindasamy; Marinella, Matthew; Granata, Jennifer.
Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. 2011. p. 3744-3749 6185963.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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AB - A dedicated design qualification standard for PV inverters does not exist. Development of a well-accepted design qualification standard, specifically for PV inverters will significantly improve the reliability and performance of inverters. The existing standards for PV inverters such as ANSI/UL 1741 and IEC 62109-1 primarily focus on safety of PV inverters. The IEC 62093 discusses inverter qualification but it includes all the BOS components. There are other general standards for distributed generators including the IEEE 1547 series of standards which cover major concerns like utility integration but they are not dedicated to PV inverters and are not written from a design qualification point of view. In this paper some of the potential requirements for a design qualification standard for PV inverters are addressed. The missing links in existing PV inverter related standards are identified and with the IEC 62093 as a guideline, the possible inclusions in the framework for a dedicated design qualification standard of PV inverter are discussed. Some of the key missing links are related to electric stress tests. Hence, a method to adapt the existing surge withstand test standards for use in design qualification standard of PV inverter is presented.
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