Why PV Inverter Failures May Lead to AC Power Quality Issues

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Abstract

Case study examines a common PV inverter failure that can drive uncommon issues in the field - namely, damage to the AC protection equipment from DC fault currents for short periods during transformer-less inverter power electronic failures.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)26-34
Number of pages9
JournalEC and M: Electrical Construction and Maintenance
StatePublished - 2024

NLR Publication Number

  • NREL/JA-5K00-92278

Keywords

  • components
  • DC fault
  • Inverters
  • photovoltaic
  • PV inverter failure

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