Implementation of a High Efficiency Grid-Tied

Multi-Level Photovoltaic Power Conditioning

System Using Phase Shifted H-Bridge Modules
Summary: In this article focus is to make use of abundantly available PV energy through the
design and control of an inverter suitable for photovoltaic applications. There is a discussion
about inverter topologies for PV energy sources. There is a comparison between Central
topology, String topology and Multi string topology. Central topology is widely used in large PV
generation systems because of its cost effectiveness. String topology is higher efficient central
topology due to adopt a MPPT controller to each individual string. The mismatch problem of
parallel-connected string is avoided under shading conditions. So it has a power limit due to its
limited number of series connections in order to increase the nominal power. To avoid this
problem multi-string topology was proposed.
In this article a high efficiency cascaded H-Bridge multi-level topology is used for large scale
grid-tied three-phase multi-string PV systems. In this topology we can use technique of
MPPT.Due to use of MPPT algorithms we can control DC links independently. This
independently control system of DC links is applied for control the three-phase cascaded Hbridge multi-level converter. H-bridge topology is used due to five advantages listed here; it has
5 level inverter output voltages, less switching loss, Small size filter inductor and transformer,
low THD current waveforms, better efficiency.
There is a description about switching of Converters/Inverters switches. Many PWM
techniques have been proposed over years for multi-level inverters. Among these, the methods
based on sine-triangular comparison take a great part, including carrier phase-shifted PWM
schemes (PS-PWM), carrier disposition PWM schemes (CD-PWM), and compound carrier
disposition PWM schemes (CCD-PWM). The PS unipolar sinusoidal PWM (PS SPWM)
switching schemes.
If we talk about control scheme according to this paper then we can say that that structure of
multi-level inverter for the PV Power conditioning system has various PV modules but a single
phase current output. There is a need of control algorithm which controls the output current and
several of input voltages simultenously.We have to design PI controllers for independent control
of each of dc link voltages and for Grid current control. And according to this paper H-bridge
inverter topology is better for our project.
Keywords: PCS (Power conditioning system), Maximum power point tracking system, H-bridge
multilevel inverter.
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Journal of Power Electronics, Vol. 13, No. 2, March 2013