Microinverter and String Inverter Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System - A Comprehensive Study Conference Paper

abstract

• This paper present a comparison between a string inverter based photovoltaic (PV) energy system and a microinverter based system. Reliability, environmental factors, inverter failure, and electrical safety of a test case 6kW residential PV system are thoroughly evaluated and compared using the two different approaches. The impact of all these features on the cost of the PV system is estimated. The results showed that when the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) is considered the break-even cost can be reached by the microinverter more quickly than with a string inverter operating in the same environment Moreover, considering the replacement costs associated with the expected string inverter failure, the microinverter configuration is the more cost effective. 2013 IEEE.

name of conference

• 2013 IEEE 39th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC)

authors

• Balog, Robert

published proceedings

• 2013 IEEE 39TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC)

author list (cited authors)

• Harb, S., Kedia, M., Zhang, H., & Balog, R. S.

citation count

• 71

complete list of authors

• Harb, Souhib||Kedia, Mohit||Zhang, Haiyu||Balog, Robert S

publication date

• June 2013

publisher

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)  Publisher

published in

• Conference Record IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference  Journal

keywords

• Cost
• Microinverter
• Photovoltaic
• Reliability
• Safety
• String Inverter

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1109/pvsc.2013.6745072

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

• 9781479932993

start page

• 2885

end page

• 2890

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2013.6745072

user-defined tag

• 7 Affordable and Clean Energy