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On the specification and testing of inverters for stand‐alone PV systems
Author(s) -
Muñoz J.,
Lorenzo E.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
progress in photovoltaics: research and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.286
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1099-159X
pISSN - 1062-7995
DOI - 10.1002/pip.596
Subject(s) - procurement , inverter , computer science , reliability engineering , set (abstract data type) , quality (philosophy) , order (exchange) , photovoltaic system , perspective (graphical) , systems engineering , electrical engineering , engineering , business , voltage , philosophy , epistemology , finance , marketing , artificial intelligence , programming language
Inverter features are reviewed from a PV systems perspective, with a view to contributing to possible codes, procurement specifications and testing procedures, in order to assure the technical quality of these systems. A laboratory testing campaign has been carried out on a representative set of 16 currently available inverters and a set of the most common AC appliances. The results of the tests are discussed with the aim of divulging the particular features of operating AC appliances in PV systems and the provisions to be taken into account in PV system design. The development of testing procedures has followed the motto ‘keep it as simple as possible’, in order to make their application easier in conventional laboratories in developing countries. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.