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Kjetil Boysen

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Performance of grid-connected PV system in Southern Norway

2015

This paper presents performance results from one of the first grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems in Norway. The 45 kWp system is mounted on top of a flat roof at the headquarters of a local utility company, Agder Energi, in the coastal town of Kristiansand. The system consists mainly of multi-crystalline silicon modules, with one thin film array. The system has been in operation since May 2011 and is instrumented for research and monitoring purposes. Data recorded include global and diffuse horizontal irradiation, tilted irradiation and other weather parameters, PV module temperatures, DC and AC current and voltage for three arrays, in addition to inverter power data and voltage quali…

DowntimeFlat roofbusiness.industryPhotovoltaic systemElectrical engineeringGrid-connected photovoltaic power systemInverterEnvironmental sciencebusinessMaximum power point trackingPower (physics)Voltage2015 IEEE 42nd Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC)
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Analysis, design, and evaluation of a high frequency inductor to reduce manufacturing cost, and improve the efficiency of a PV inverter

2013

Photovoltaic inverters are the major functional units of the photovoltaic systems. Therefore, efficiency and cost are vitally important in the design, and operation of the PV system. Magnetic components are the bulkiest component and highly affect the efficiency of the galvanically isolated PV inverter and design of such component generally involves a compromise between the reduction of core loss at the expense of increased winding loss or vice versa. The loss characteristics of the magnetic material itself present a fundamental limitation on core loss reduction, implying that the intrinsic reduction of core loss density depends on magnetic material improvements. Hence, the essential tradeo…

Cost reductionMagnetic corebusiness.industryComputer scienceElectromagnetic coilPhotovoltaic systemElectrical engineeringInverterInductorbusinessGalvanic isolationAutomotive engineeringManufacturing cost2013 IEEE 39th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC)
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