Performance assessment of grid-connected photovoltaic inverters based on field monitoring in India

Gobind Gopalakrishna Pillai; Nicola Pearsall; Ghanim Putrus; R. S. Anand; R. Pon Perumal

doi:10.1109/PEDG.2014.6878689

Performance assessment of grid-connected photovoltaic inverters based on field monitoring in India

Gobind Gopalakrishna Pillai, Nicola Pearsall, Ghanim Putrus, R. S. Anand, R. Pon Perumal

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Most grid-connected photovoltaic inverters in the Indian market are designed based on European standards and have not been tested in the Indian climate. In this paper, the performances of eight photovoltaic inverters from three different manufacturers connected to a 40 kW grid-connected solar plant are assessed. Four photovoltaic topologies namely monocrystalline, poly-crystalline, copper indium gallium diselenide and amorphous silicon, each installed on both fixed and tracking structures, were considered. DC to AC conversion efficiency, Maximum Power Point Tracking efficiency and harmonic emission were chosen as the criteria for performance evaluation. Results showed that although the inverters analysed met the Indian standards in terms of harmonic emission, they underperformed in comparison to the rated efficiency at the experimental location indicating the impact of the Indian climatic conditions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2014 IEEE 5th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4799-5115-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG.2014.6878689
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	2014 IEEE 5th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems - Galway, Ireland Duration: 24 Jun 2014 → 27 Jun 2014

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Conference	2014 IEEE 5th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems
Abbreviated title	PEDG 2014
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Galway
Period	24/06/14 → 27/06/14

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Gopalakrishna Pillai, G, Pearsall, N, Putrus, G, Anand, RS & Pon Perumal, R 2014, Performance assessment of grid-connected photovoltaic inverters based on field monitoring in India. in 2014 IEEE 5th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG). IEEE, pp. 1, 2014 IEEE 5th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems, Galway, Ireland, 24/06/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG.2014.6878689

Performance assessment of grid-connected photovoltaic inverters based on field monitoring in India. / Gopalakrishna Pillai, Gobind; Pearsall, Nicola; Putrus, Ghanim et al.
2014 IEEE 5th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG). IEEE, 2014. p. 1.

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