TY - GEN
T1 - Active Thermal Control for Lifetime Equalization in CSI7-based Modular Photovoltaic Integration System
AU - Peng, Qilin
AU - Buticchi, Giampaolo
AU - Migliazza, Giovanni
AU - Tan, Nadia M.L.
AU - Guenter, Sandro
AU - Carfagna, Emilio
AU - Fidone, Giovanni Luca
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - The current source converter has been proved to be an advantageous architecture for a wide number of applications, i.e. renewable energy or aerospace, where voltage boost operation and high reliability are required. A modified current source inverter (CSI7) topology has been adopted with the objective of reducing the switching losses and ensure soft-switching operation, thus addressing the long-standing drawbacks of the current source topologies compared to the voltage source ones. This paper addresses a custom modulation strategy that aims at controlling the lifetime of the power devices which compose the power electronics by modifying the generation of the zero current state. Given the unequal stress of the power devices and the possibility that different types of devices being adopted, this solution allows for an extended reliability of the power electronics system. Hardware-in-the-loop simulations with a CSI7-based photovoltaic (PV) integration system confirm the validity of the proposed solution.
AB - The current source converter has been proved to be an advantageous architecture for a wide number of applications, i.e. renewable energy or aerospace, where voltage boost operation and high reliability are required. A modified current source inverter (CSI7) topology has been adopted with the objective of reducing the switching losses and ensure soft-switching operation, thus addressing the long-standing drawbacks of the current source topologies compared to the voltage source ones. This paper addresses a custom modulation strategy that aims at controlling the lifetime of the power devices which compose the power electronics by modifying the generation of the zero current state. Given the unequal stress of the power devices and the possibility that different types of devices being adopted, this solution allows for an extended reliability of the power electronics system. Hardware-in-the-loop simulations with a CSI7-based photovoltaic (PV) integration system confirm the validity of the proposed solution.
KW - current source converter
KW - dc-ac converters
KW - pulse-width-modulated power converters (PWM)
KW - reliability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85183575120&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/eGrid58358.2023.10380960
DO - 10.1109/eGrid58358.2023.10380960
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85183575120
T3 - 2023 8th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid, eGRID 2023
BT - 2023 8th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid, eGRID 2023
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 8th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid, eGRID 2023
Y2 - 16 October 2023 through 18 October 2023
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