Multiobjective Optimization of the DC-DC Stage of a Module-Integrated Inverter Based on an Efficiency Usage Model Academic Article

abstract

• As photovoltaic (PV) energy continues to gain market penetration due to the lower cost of PV modules, attention is shifting to the balance of system. In this paper, a new efficiency evaluation technique based on a usage model that is synthesized from high-temporal operational data of a PV module is investigated, along with a multiobjective design optimization of the dc-dc stage of a module-integrated inverter. The analysis shows that the technique provides more accurate results than the California Energy Commission weighted efficiency method, particularly when other geographic regions of the world are considered. 2011-2012 IEEE.

authors

• Balog, Robert

published proceedings

• IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS

author list (cited authors)

• Mirjafari, M., Balog, R. S., & Turan, R.

citation count

• 7

complete list of authors

• Mirjafari, Mehran||Balog, Robert S||Turan, Rasit

publication date

• May 2014

publisher

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)  Publisher

published in

• IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics  Journal

keywords

• Dc-dc Converters
• Efficiency Evaluation
• Optimization
• Power Electronics

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2014.2304363

start page

• 906

end page

• 914

volume

• 4

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/jphotov.2014.2304363

user-defined tag

• 7 Affordable and Clean Energy