A nine-level grid-connected photovoltaic inverter based on cascaded full-bridge with flying capacitor

Giampaolo Buticchi; Carlo Concari; Giovanni Franceschini; Emilio Lorenzani; Pericle Zanchetta

doi:10.1109/ECCE.2012.6342688

A nine-level grid-connected photovoltaic inverter based on cascaded full-bridge with flying capacitor

Giampaolo Buticchi, Carlo Concari, Giovanni Franceschini, Emilio Lorenzani, Pericle Zanchetta

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Abstract

This paper proposes a nine-level PWM grid-connected photovoltaic inverter for single-phase applications. The basic structure relies on two cascaded full-bridges supplied with different voltage levels. A flying capacitor provides the power supply for the lower voltage full-bridge. In order to increase the efficiency and keep the ground leakage current under control, a specific PWM strategy was developed and an additional leakage current reduction circuit was added to the basic structure of the cascaded full-bridge. Moreover, the regulation of the flying capacitor voltage is taken into account. Simulations and experimental results confirm the good performance of the proposed solution.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2012 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2012
Pages	1149-1156
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2012.6342688
Publication status	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	4th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2012 - Raleigh, NC, United States Duration: 15 Sept 2012 → 20 Sept 2012

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Name	2012 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2012

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Conference	4th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Raleigh, NC
Period	15/09/12 → 20/09/12

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Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Fuel Technology

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Buticchi, G., Concari, C., Franceschini, G., Lorenzani, E., & Zanchetta, P. (2012). A nine-level grid-connected photovoltaic inverter based on cascaded full-bridge with flying capacitor. In 2012 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2012 (pp. 1149-1156). Article 6342688 (2012 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2012). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2012.6342688

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