A Simple Sinusoidal Buck Converter Working as A Single-Phase Grid-Connected Inverter

The need for a simple grid-connected inverter is increasing. The integration of a simple buck converter and a push-pull converter to be a grid-connected inverter is presented in this paper. The buck converter is controlled by a sinusoidal duty ratio to produce a series positive half-cycle of a sine...

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Published inJIRAE (International Journal of Industrial Research and Applied Engineering) (Online) Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 53 - 56
Main Author Tumbelaka, Hanny H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Petra Christian University 01.10.2021
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buck converter
grid synchronization
grid-connected inverter
push-pull converter
sinusoidal duty-rasio
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Summary:The need for a simple grid-connected inverter is increasing. The integration of a simple buck converter and a push-pull converter to be a grid-connected inverter is presented in this paper. The buck converter is controlled by a sinusoidal duty ratio to produce a series positive half-cycle of a sine wave. Then, the push-pull converter solves it to generate the complete sinusoidal output voltage and current. Moreover, grid synchronization works properly by sensing the grid voltage, which is then used as a reference voltage to connect the inverter to the grid successfully. The grid sees the inverter as a resistive load with a unity power factor. The total harmonic distortion (THD) of the grid current is 4.87% for the THD grid voltage of 2.07%.
ISSN:2407-7259
2407-7259
DOI:10.9744/jirae.5.2.53-56