Reliability Assessment of PV Inverters with Battery Systems Considering PV Self-Consumption and Battery Sizing

Ariya Sangwongwanich, Sebastian Zurmühlen , Georg Angenendt, Yongheng Yang, Dezso Séra, Dirk Uwe Sauer, Frede Blåbjerg

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Abstract

To ensure the cost-competitiveness of Photovoltaic (PV) with integrated Battery Energy Storage Systems (PV-BESS), a highly reliable operation is demanded. The PV inverter has been reported as one of the reliability-critical components in the system, whose failures can lead to a severe negative impact on the cost of PV energy. Therefore, improving PV inverter reliability has high potential for the cost reduction of the PV-BESS. This paper thus investigates the impact of battery operation on the PV inverter reliability. A 6-kW residential PV-BESS in Germany is considered, where a self-consumption scheme is adopted. The evaluation results reveal that the reliability of the PV inverter is strongly affected by the battery operation. More specifically, the PV inverter loading is decreased significantly during the battery charging, which results in an improvement in the PV inverter reliability. In addition, the battery system parameters, such as battery capacity and battery converter power rating, also affect the PV inverter loading, whose impact on the PV inverter reliability has been analyzed.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2018)
Number of pages8
Place of PublicationUSA
PublisherIEEE Press
Publication dateSept 2018
Pages7284-7291
ISBN (Print)978-1-4799-7313-2
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4799-7312-5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2018
EventIEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition ECCE 2018 - Portland, United States
Duration: 23 Sept 201827 Sept 2018
http://www.ieee-ecce.org/2018/

Conference

ConferenceIEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition ECCE 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period23/09/201827/09/2018
Internet address
SeriesIEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition
Volume2018
ISSN2329-3721

Keywords

  • PV inverters
  • battery
  • lifetime
  • reliability
  • mission profil
  • self-consumption

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