Title

Thermal Study Of Inverter Components

Keywords

Photovoltaics; reliability; temperature

Abstract

Thermal histories of inverter components were collected from operating inverters from several manufacturers and three locations. The data were analyzed to determine thermal profiles, and the dependence on local conditions, as well as to assess the effect on inverter reliability. Inverter temperatures were shown to increase with the power dissipation of the inverters, follow diurnal and annual cycles, and have a dependence on wind speed. An accumulated damage model was applied to the temperature profiles, and an example of using these data to predict reliability was explored. © 2011-2012 IEEE.

Publication Date

3-13-2013

Publication Title

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volume

3

Number of Pages

807-813

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2244162

Socpus ID

84875604577 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84875604577

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