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A Comparative Review on Single Phase Transformerless Inverter Topologies for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems

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  • Md. Faruk Kibria

    (Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Research Laboratory (PEARL), Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
    Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur 5200, Bangladesh)

  • Ahmed Elsanabary

    (Institute of Power Engineering (IPE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, Malaysia
    Department of Electrical Engineering, Port Said University, Port Said 42526, Egypt)

  • Kok Soon Tey

    (Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia)

  • Marizan Mubin

    (Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Research Laboratory (PEARL), Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia)

  • Saad Mekhilef

    (Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Research Laboratory (PEARL), Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
    Institute of Power Engineering (IPE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, Malaysia
    School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia)

Abstract

The uses of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) inverters are increasing day by day due to the scarcity of fossil fuels such as coal and gas. On the other hand, due to their superior efficiency, lower cost, smaller size, and lighter weight when compared to inverters with transformers, transformerless inverters for low-voltage single-phase grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) systems have recently attracted more interest. However, there are some specific challenges, especially leakage current issues, which must be adequately addressed to ensure the safety standards of the grid codes. A variety of topologies has been presented in the literature to eliminate the leakage current using the decoupling or clamping technique. However, choosing an appropriate topology after comparison is challenging because each topology has a unique set of parameters. In this paper, the authors have selected a common set of parameters and simulated all the selected eighteen well-known topologies in MATLAB/Simulink to fairly analyze and compare their common mode characteristics and other output parameters. In addition, the power loss distribution of every switch of each of the eighteen topologies was calculated and presented to better understand the insight of the topologies.

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  • Md. Faruk Kibria & Ahmed Elsanabary & Kok Soon Tey & Marizan Mubin & Saad Mekhilef, 2023. "A Comparative Review on Single Phase Transformerless Inverter Topologies for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(3), pages 1-24, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:3:p:1363-:d:1048985
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    1. Jana, Joydip & Saha, Hiranmay & Das Bhattacharya, Konika, 2017. "A review of inverter topologies for single-phase grid-connected photovoltaic systems," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 72(C), pages 1256-1270.
    2. Tey, Kok Soon & Mekhilef, Saad, 2016. "A reduced leakage current transformerless photovoltaic inverter," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 86(C), pages 1103-1112.
    3. Alberto Dolara & Sonia Leva, 2012. "Power Quality and Harmonic Analysis of End User Devices," Energies, MDPI, vol. 5(12), pages 1-14, December.
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