Leakage current energy harvesting application in a photovoltaic (PV) panel transformerless inverter system

Present-day solar panels incorporate inverters as their core components. Switching devices driven by specialized power controllers are operated in a transformerless inverter topology. However, some challenges associated with this configuration include the absence of isolation, causing leakage curr...

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Main Authors:	Khan, Md Noman Habib, Khan, Sheroz
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Language:	English English
Published:	The Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers 2017
Subjects:	T Technology (General) TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering TK2896 Production of electricity by direct energy conversion
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spelling	iium-629602018-03-22T07:19:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/62960/ Leakage current energy harvesting application in a photovoltaic (PV) panel transformerless inverter system Khan, Md Noman Habib Khan, Sheroz T Technology (General) TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering TK2896 Production of electricity by direct energy conversion Present-day solar panels incorporate inverters as their core components. Switching devices driven by specialized power controllers are operated in a transformerless inverter topology. However, some challenges associated with this configuration include the absence of isolation, causing leakage currents to flow through various components toward ground. This inevitably causes power losses, often being also the primary reason for the power inverters’ analog equipment failure. In this paper, various aspects of the leakage currents are studied using different circuit analysis methods. The primary objective is to convert the leakage current energy into a usable DC voltage source. The research is focused on harvesting the leakage currents for producing circa 1.1 V, derived from recently developed rectifier circuits, and driving a 200 Ω load with a power in the milliwatt range. Even though the output voltage level is low, the harvested power could be used for charging small batteries or capacitors, even driving light loads. The Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62960/1/62960%2BLeakage%20current%20energy%20harvesting%20application_article.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62960/2/62960%2BLeakage%20current%20energy%20harvesting%20application_scopus.pdf Khan, Md Noman Habib and Khan, Sheroz (2017) Leakage current energy harvesting application in a photovoltaic (PV) panel transformerless inverter system. The Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers, 18 (4). pp. 190-194. ISSN 1229-7607 E-ISSN 2092-7592 http://koreascience.or.kr/article/ArticleFullRecord.jsp?cn=E1TEAO_2017_v18n4_190 10.4313/TEEM.2017.18.4.190
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description	Present-day solar panels incorporate inverters as their core components. Switching devices driven by specialized power controllers are operated in a transformerless inverter topology. However, some challenges associated with this configuration include the absence of isolation, causing leakage currents to flow through various components toward ground. This inevitably causes power losses, often being also the primary reason for the power inverters’ analog equipment failure. In this paper, various aspects of the leakage currents are studied using different circuit analysis methods. The primary objective is to convert the leakage current energy into a usable DC voltage source. The research is focused on harvesting the leakage currents for producing circa 1.1 V, derived from recently developed rectifier circuits, and driving a 200 Ω load with a power in the milliwatt range. Even though the output voltage level is low, the harvested power could be used for charging small batteries or capacitors, even driving light loads.
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author	Khan, Md Noman Habib Khan, Sheroz
author_facet	Khan, Md Noman Habib Khan, Sheroz
author_sort	Khan, Md Noman Habib
title	Leakage current energy harvesting application in a photovoltaic (PV) panel transformerless inverter system
title_short	Leakage current energy harvesting application in a photovoltaic (PV) panel transformerless inverter system
title_full	Leakage current energy harvesting application in a photovoltaic (PV) panel transformerless inverter system
title_fullStr	Leakage current energy harvesting application in a photovoltaic (PV) panel transformerless inverter system
title_full_unstemmed	Leakage current energy harvesting application in a photovoltaic (PV) panel transformerless inverter system
title_sort	leakage current energy harvesting application in a photovoltaic (pv) panel transformerless inverter system
publisher	The Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
publishDate	2017
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Leakage current energy harvesting application in a photovoltaic (PV) panel transformerless inverter system

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