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A 5-Level High Efficiency Low Cost Hybrid Neutral Point Clamped Transformerless Inverter For Grid Connected Photovoltaic Application

The document proposes a 5-level hybrid neutral point clamped inverter for grid-connected photovoltaic applications. It aims to improve on existing transformerless inverters by eliminating common mode leakage currents, reducing costs, and improving efficiency. The proposed inverter topology connects the grid neutral point directly to the PV negative terminal to bypass stray capacitance and leakage currents, uses fewer switches and diodes than other multilevel inverters, and allows for independent control of multiple PV arrays connected to separate DC link capacitors.

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A 5-Level High Efficiency Low Cost Hybrid Neutral Point Clamped Transformerless Inverter For Grid Connected Photovoltaic Application

The document proposes a 5-level hybrid neutral point clamped inverter for grid-connected photovoltaic applications. It aims to improve on existing transformerless inverters by eliminating common mode leakage currents, reducing costs, and improving efficiency. The proposed inverter topology connects the grid neutral point directly to the PV negative terminal to bypass stray capacitance and leakage currents, uses fewer switches and diodes than other multilevel inverters, and allows for independent control of multiple PV arrays connected to separate DC link capacitors.

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A 5-LEVEL HIGH EFFICIENCY LOW COST HYBRID

NEUTRAL POINT CLAMPED TRANSFORMERLESS


INVERTER FOR GRID CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC
APPLICATION
INTRODUCTION
Over the years, solar photovoltaic (PV) energy has stood
out to be an attractive solution for global energy crisis.
Advances in highly efficient PV module fabrication
technologies have made the dream of rooftop solar energy a
reality today. Due to their low cost and high efficiency,
transformer less inverters are usually preferred to integrate the
solar energy into the power grid. However, the inherent demerit
of the transformer less inverters is the presence of galvanic
connection between the grid and the PV array. This can lead to
high ground leakage current, thereby compromising the safety of
the overall system. The magnitude of these leakage currents
between the PV panel terminals and ground depends mostly on
the value of this stray capacitance and the amplitude and
frequency content of the common-mode voltage variations that
are present at the PV panel terminals . This has led to the
development of several new transformerless inverters, which
employ various methods to suppress this leakage current . The
inverters like the H5 and HERIC inverter employ decoupling
methods during the freewheeling period . Another method is to
clamp the inverter to the midpoint of the DC link during the
freewheeling period . Recently, a new inverter topology is
proposed wherein; the leakage current is eliminated by
connecting the grid neutral point directly to the PV negative
terminal, thereby bypassing the PV stray capacitance.

EXISTING SYSTEM:
A multilevel diode clamped inverter was proposed , across
the individual dc link capacitors, multiple PV arrays are
connected and are controlled independently. However, as the
output voltage level increases, the total inverter cost increases,
whereas the efficiency of the inverter reduces. Therefore, there
is a need for a high efficiency low cost multi-level
transformerless inverter.

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PROPOSED SYSTEM:

The proposed 5-level hybrid neutral point clamped


(5LHNPC) inverter consists of 8 switches S1-S8, four diodes
D1-D4 and four DC link capacitors C1-C4 as shown in Fig.
Proposed hybrid neutral point clamped inverter There are two
structures, which can be employed for grid-connected PV
inverters with the proposed 5L-HNPC: multistring structure and
multi PV array structure where across the individual DC link
capacitors, multiple PV arrays are connected and are controlled
independently. In case of multistring structure, addition chopper
circuitry is required to balance the DC link capacitors. In case of
multi-array structure , the DC link voltages are balanced with
appropriate control technique as each of the capacitor is
connected directly to PV arrays. In the proposed topology, for a
DC link voltage of 2Vdc, the output voltages obtained are Vdc,
Vdc/2, 0, -Vdc/2 and -Vdc.
ADVANTAGES:

 Lower stress on the grid interfacing inductor, thereby


reducing the filtering cost and size as compared to
conventional 3-level inverters like H5 and HERIC inverter.
 Lower cost as compared to 5L-DCMLI as the proposed
inverter requires less no of clamping diodes.
 Higher power handling capability as compared to
conventional 3-level inverters.
 Higher efficiency as compared to 5L-DCMLI and H5
inverter.
 No common mode leakage current as the proposed inverter
belongs to the family of half bridge inverters.
 The proposed inverter is capable of exchanging reactive
power with the grid.

APPLICATIONS:
 Grid connected inverter system

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