Lifetime Evaluation of PV Inverters considering Panel Degradation Rates and Installation Sites

Ariya Sangwongwanich; Yongheng Yang; Dezso Sera; Frede Blaabjerg

doi:10.1109/APEC.2017.7931101

Lifetime Evaluation of PV Inverters considering Panel Degradation Rates and Installation Sites

Ariya Sangwongwanich, Yongheng Yang, Dezso Sera, Frede Blaabjerg

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Abstract

The PV inverter lifetime is affected by the installed sites related to different solar irradiance and ambient temperature profiles. In fact, the installation site also affects the PV panel degradation rate, and thus the long-term power production. Prior-art lifetime analysis in PV inverters has not yet investigated the impact of panel degradation. This paper thus evaluates the lifetime of PV inverters considering panel degradation rates and installation sites. Evaluations have been carried out on PV systems installed in Denmark and Arizona. The results reveal that the PV panel degradation rate has a considerable impact on the PV inverter lifetime, especially in the hot climate (e.g., Arizona), where the panel degrades at a faster rate. In that case, the PV inverter lifetime estimation can be deviated by 54%, if the impact of PV panel degradation is not taken into account.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)
Number of pages	8
Publisher	IEEE Press
Publication date	Mar 2017
Pages	2845-2852
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5090-5365-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2017.7931101
Publication status	Published - Mar 2017
Event	2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) - Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL, United States Duration: 26 Mar 2017 → 30 Mar 2017

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Conference	2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)
Location	Tampa Convention Center
Country/Territory	United States
City	Tampa, FL
Period	26/03/2017 → 30/03/2017

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APETT: Advanced Power Electronic Technology and Tools
Blaabjerg, F. (PI), Munk-Nielsen, S. (CoI), Iannuzzo, F. (Project Participant), Wang, H. (Project Participant), Uhrenfeldt, C. (Project Participant), Beczkowski, S. (Project Participant), Zhou, D. (Project Participant), Choi, U. (Project Participant), Jørgensen, A. B. (Project Participant), Vernica, I. (Project Participant), Sangwongwanich, A. (Project Participant), Christensen, N. (Project Participant), Ceccarelli, L. (Project Participant), Nielsen, C. K. (Project Participant), Bahman, A. S. (Project Participant), Pedersen, K. (Project Participant), Pedersen, K. B. (Project Participant) & Kristensen, P. K. (Project Participant)
Innovation Fund Denmark
01/01/2017 → 30/06/2021
Project: Research
PV2GRID: A Next-Generation Grid Side Converter with Advanced Control and Power Quality Capabilities
Blaabjerg, F. (PI), Yang, Y. (CoI) & Sangwongwanich, A. (Project Participant)
Energinet SOV
01/01/2015 → 30/09/2017
Project: Research
Center Of Reliable Power Electronics (CORPE)
Blaabjerg, F. (PI), Munk-Nielsen, S. (Project Participant), Pedersen, K. (Project Participant) & Popok, V. (Project Participant)
01/04/2011 → 31/12/2016
Project: Research

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Sangwongwanich, A, Yang, Y, Sera, D & Blaabjerg, F 2017, Lifetime Evaluation of PV Inverters considering Panel Degradation Rates and Installation Sites. in Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC). IEEE Press, pp. 2845-2852, 2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), Tampa, FL, United States, 26/03/2017. https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2017.7931101

Lifetime Evaluation of PV Inverters considering Panel Degradation Rates and Installation Sites. / Sangwongwanich, Ariya; Yang, Yongheng; Sera, Dezso et al.
Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC). IEEE Press, 2017. p. 2845-2852.

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PV2GRID: A Next-Generation Grid Side Converter with Advanced Control and Power Quality Capabilities

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