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Flyback Photovoltaic Micro-Inverter with a Low Cost and Simple Digital-Analog Control Scheme

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  • Salam J. Yaqoob

    (Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technical College, Middle Technical University, Baghdad 10001, Iraq)

  • Adel Obed

    (Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technical College, Middle Technical University, Baghdad 10001, Iraq)

  • Rana Zubo

    (Electronic and Control Engineering Department, Technical Engineering College Kirkuk, Northern Technical University, Kirkuk 00964, Iraq)

  • Yasir I. A. Al-Yasir

    (Biomedical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Informatics, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK)

  • Hussein Fadhel

    (Electronic and Control Engineering Department, Technical Engineering College Kirkuk, Northern Technical University, Kirkuk 00964, Iraq)

  • Geev Mokryani

    (Biomedical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Informatics, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK)

  • Raed A. Abd-Alhameed

    (Biomedical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Informatics, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK)

Abstract

The single-stage flyback Photovoltaic (PV) micro-inverter is considered as a simple and small in size topology but requires expensive digital microcontrollers such as Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or Digital Signal Processor (DSP) to increase the system efficiency, this would increase the cost of the overall system. To solve this problem, based on a single-stage flyback structure, this paper proposed a low cost and simple analog-digital control scheme. This control scheme is implemented using a low cost ATMega microcontroller built in the Arduino Uno board and some analog operational amplifiers. First, the single-stage flyback topology is analyzed theoretically and then the design consideration is obtained. Second, a 120 W prototype was developed in the laboratory to validate the proposed control. To prove the effectiveness of this control, we compared the cost price, overall system efficiency, and THD values of the proposed results with the results obtained by the literature. So, a low system component, single power stage, cheap control scheme, and decent efficiency are achieved by the proposed system. Finally, the experimental results present that the proposed system has a maximum efficiency of 91%, with good values of the total harmonic distortion (THD) compared to the results of other authors.

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  • Salam J. Yaqoob & Adel Obed & Rana Zubo & Yasir I. A. Al-Yasir & Hussein Fadhel & Geev Mokryani & Raed A. Abd-Alhameed, 2021. "Flyback Photovoltaic Micro-Inverter with a Low Cost and Simple Digital-Analog Control Scheme," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-16, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:14:p:4239-:d:593958
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    1. Chia-Hsuan Wu & Guan-Rong Huang & Cheng-Chih Chou & Ching-Ming Lai & Liang-Rui Chen, 2021. "A Compensated Peak Current Mode Control PWM for Primary-Side Controlled Flyback Converters," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-12, November.
    2. Mudhar A. Al-Obaidi & Rana H. A. Zubo & Farhan Lafta Rashid & Hassan J. Dakkama & Raed Abd-Alhameed & Iqbal M. Mujtaba, 2022. "Evaluation of Solar Energy Powered Seawater Desalination Processes: A Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-16, September.

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