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Power Electronic Converters for Solar Photovoltaic Systems
- 1st Edition - November 1, 2020
- Authors: L. Ashok Kumar, S.Albert Alexander, Madhuvanthani Rajendran
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 7 3 0 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 7 5 0 - 3
Power Electronic Converters for Solar Photovoltaic Systems provides design and implementation procedures for power electronic converters and advanced controllers to improve s… Read more
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Request a sales quotePower Electronic Converters for Solar Photovoltaic Systems provides design and implementation procedures for power electronic converters and advanced controllers to improve standalone and grid environment solar photovoltaics performance. Sections cover performance and improvement of solar photovoltaics under various conditions with the aid of intelligent controllers, allowing readers to better understand the nuances of power electronic converters for renewable energy systems. With algorithm development and real-time implementation procedures, this reference is useful for those interested in power electronics for performance improvement in distributed energy resources, design of advanced controllers, and measurement of critical parameters surrounding renewable energy systems.
By providing a complete solution for performance improvement in solar PV with novel control techniques, this book will appeal to researchers and engineers working in power electronic converters, renewable energy, and power quality.
- Includes simulation studies and photovoltaic performance analysis
- Uses case studies as a reference for design and research
- Covers different varieties of power converters, from fundamentals to implementation
Graduate/Researchers for power electronic converters, Solar photovoltaics and renewable energy; Doctoral research students and Practitioners on power quality
Chapter 1: Power Electronics: Introduction Need for power electronics in RES Classifications and modules in power electronics: Rectifier
Inverters Choppers AC voltage controllers Issues in integrating power electronics to renewable energy systems Projection circuits Design calculations Sample design exercises
Chapter 2: Switching circuits: Performance improvement in RES by power electronics Power quality Efficiency Switching circuits for power electronics Analogue controller based switching Digital controller based switching Comparative analysis Design calculations Sample design exercises
Chapter 3: Solar energy conversion: Introduction Switching devices for solar energy conversion Array sizing Battery sizing On grid systems Off grid systems MPPT algorithms Design of Solar PV systems for residential applications Design of Solar PV systems for industrial or commercial applications Case study Design calculations Sample design exercises
Chapter 4: Converters for Solar PV Systems Converter topologies for solar PV DC-DC converters for solar energy conversion Control circuits for choppers DC-AC converters for solar energy conversion Control circuits for inverters Case study Design examples
Chapter 5: Resonant DC-DC converters Series-resonant dc–dc converter Single-stage series-resonant Topology Isolated Buck-Boost Converter Topology Double-Boost Topology Pseudo-dc link Topology
Chapter 6: Flyback and zeta DC-DC converters Push-pull converter Topology Single-Stage Fly-back Converter Topology Interleaved Fly back Converter Topology Zeta converter Topology
Chapter 7: Multistage DC-DC converters Matrix converter Topology Luo converter Multi quadrant converters DC-DC converter for MPPT
Chapter 8: Bridge type DC-AC converters H-Bridge Unipolar H-Bridge Bipolar HERIC DC Bypass Full Bridge Inverter
Chapter 9: Central and string DC-AC converters HB-Zero voltage state rectifier Multilevel inverter and its types String inverter Central inverter Multistring inverter Matrix converter
Chapter 10: Switching circuits for DC-AC converters Analog switching circuits Digital switching circuits Design calculations Case studies Real time implementation Simulation and experimental results Appendix Simulation and Experimental details Appendix
Simulation and Experimental details
- No. of pages: 404
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 2020
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128227305
- eBook ISBN: 9780128227503
LK
L. Ashok Kumar
Professor Ashok Kumar is Principal at
Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, India.
His current research focuses on integration of renewable energy systems in the smart grid, biomedical applications, and wearable electronics. He has three years of industrial experience and 24 years of academic and research experience. He is also the author of several books and technical papers in national and international journals.
Affiliations and expertise
Principal Thiagarajar College of Engineering Madurai , IndiaSA
S.Albert Alexander
Dr. S. Albert Alexander is at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai. He is a post doctoral Research Fellow from Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts. He is a recipient of Raman Research Fellowship from the University Grants Commission. His current research focuses on fault diagnostic systems for solar energy conversion systems and smart grids. He has 14 years of academic and research experience. He has published 25 technical papers in international and national journals and presented 23 papers at national and international conferences.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, IndiaMR
Madhuvanthani Rajendran
Dr. Madhuvanthani Rajendran is a full-time doctoral scholar currently enrolled in Anna University, Chennai. Her current research focuses on ‘Transient Power Management under different Load/Grid conditions of Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids’. She previously worked as a Curriculum Facilitator at African Leadership University, Mauritius where her primary role was to design Electrical Engineering courses using the flipped classroom approach. She has previously worked as an assistant professor at Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore where she worked on Interleaved Flyback Converters for Photovoltaic Grid Tie Applications. She obtained her Bachelor of Engineering degree from Anna University (SSN College of Engineering), Chennai in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
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Full-Time Doctoral Scholar, Anna University, Chennai, IndiaRead Power Electronic Converters for Solar Photovoltaic Systems on ScienceDirect