Lifetime Evaluation of Three-Level Inverters for 1500-V Photovoltaic Systems

The installation cost of photovoltaic (PV) plants can be reduced considerably by extending the maximum dc voltage from 1000 to 1500 V (e.g., with more PV arrays connected in series). However, the increased dc voltage also presents challenges on the design and operation of PV inverters in terms of ef...

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Published inIEEE journal of emerging and selected topics in power electronics Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 4285 - 4298
Main Authors He, Jinkui, Sangwongwanich, Ariya, Yang, Yongheng, Iannuzzo, Francesco
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Piscataway IEEE 01.08.2021
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Electric potential
Energy conversion efficiency
Installation costs
Inverters
Lifetime
mission profile
multilevel inverters
photovoltaic (PV) inverters
Photovoltaic cells
Power system reliability
reliability
Reliability analysis
Reliability aspects
Reliability engineering
Service life assessment
Stress
Thermal cycling
Topology
Voltage
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Abstract The installation cost of photovoltaic (PV) plants can be reduced considerably by extending the maximum dc voltage from 1000 to 1500 V (e.g., with more PV arrays connected in series). However, the increased dc voltage also presents challenges on the design and operation of PV inverters in terms of efficiency and reliability. To ensure an efficient and reliable PV power conversion, an early stage reliability assessment is of importance in the design phase of the inverter and then the entire system. This article, thus, evaluates the lifetime of three-level 1500-V PV inverters with respect to their thermal cycling capabilities both at the component level and system level. The evaluation is carried out through a case study on a 160-kW PV system considering the impact of voltage stress, switching frequency, and mission profile. The evaluation reveals that these factors have a significant impact on the inverter reliability and thus affect the topology selection and the final cost of the entire PV system. More importantly, the exploration provides insights on the design of 1500-V PV systems seen from the reliability perspective.
AbstractList The installation cost of photovoltaic (PV) plants can be reduced considerably by extending the maximum dc voltage from 1000 to 1500 V (e.g., with more PV arrays connected in series). However, the increased dc voltage also presents challenges on the design and operation of PV inverters in terms of efficiency and reliability. To ensure an efficient and reliable PV power conversion, an early stage reliability assessment is of importance in the design phase of the inverter and then the entire system. This article, thus, evaluates the lifetime of three-level 1500-V PV inverters with respect to their thermal cycling capabilities both at the component level and system level. The evaluation is carried out through a case study on a 160-kW PV system considering the impact of voltage stress, switching frequency, and mission profile. The evaluation reveals that these factors have a significant impact on the inverter reliability and thus affect the topology selection and the final cost of the entire PV system. More importantly, the exploration provides insights on the design of 1500-V PV systems seen from the reliability perspective.
Author Iannuzzo, Francesco
Sangwongwanich, Ariya
He, Jinkui
Yang, Yongheng
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Energy conversion efficiency
Installation costs
Inverters
Lifetime
mission profile
multilevel inverters
photovoltaic (PV) inverters
Photovoltaic cells
Power system reliability
reliability
Reliability analysis
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Reliability engineering
Service life assessment
Stress
Thermal cycling
Topology
Voltage
Title Lifetime Evaluation of Three-Level Inverters for 1500-V Photovoltaic Systems
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