Publication detail

Overview and Impact of Faults in Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems

KHAN, M.

Original Title

Overview and Impact of Faults in Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems

Type

book chapter

Language

English

Original Abstract

This chapter discusses the fault in a grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) system along with it impact on the system and the method to identify such faults. It explains the fault related to the PV panel and power electronics converter in detail. The chapter also discusses a common fault in the inverters and the most vulnerable component, i.e. power electronics switch. With advances in semiconductor technology, insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) have become the best switching devices for power electronics applications. However, because of the intermediate circuit capacitors, it is one of the most susceptible components in grid-connected PV systems. IGBTs are prone to failure due to electrical, mechanical, and thermal overloads. There are two types of IGBT failures: wearout failure and catastrophic failure. Investigation of wear defects in IGBTs is very important to ensure the reliability of power electronics converters. The chapter discusses the fault detection strategies for PV system.

Keywords

catastrophic failure; converter faults; fault detection strategies; grid-connected photovoltaic systems; insulated gate bipolar transistor failure; module faults; wearout failure

Authors

KHAN, M.

Released

25. 11. 2022

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Location

New York, United States

ISBN

9781119873785

Book

Fault Analysis and its Impact on Grid-connected Photovoltaic Systems Performance

Edition

Ahteshamul Haque, Saad Mekhilef

Edition number

1

Pages from

1

Pages to

42

Pages count

42

URL

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781119873785.ch1

BibTex

@inbook{BUT180751,
  author="Mohammed Ali {Khan}",
  title="Overview and Impact of Faults in Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems",
  booktitle="Fault Analysis and its Impact on Grid-connected Photovoltaic Systems Performance",
  year="2022",
  publisher="John Wiley & Sons",
  address="New York, United States",
  series="Ahteshamul Haque, Saad Mekhilef",
  edition="1",
  pages="1--42",
  doi="10.1002/9781119873785.ch1",
  isbn="9781119873785",
  url="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/9781119873785.ch1"
}