Comparison of Different Options to Transport Energy in Photovoltaic Power Plant Using Centralized Inverter

Abstract:

This paper presents a comparative study in terms of copper weight required and losses generated in transporting energy harvested in PV plant using different Centralized Inverter (CI) configurations. For the sake of simplicity, the Standard Test Conditions (STC) rated PV power value has been used in this study. The key findings suggest that different Combiner Box (CB) configurations in CI plays an important roles in determining the total conductor weight and losses attributed by each configuration. The outcome of this study will help the PV plant designers and system integrators to estimate the cost of solar cable of implementing different design configuration.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 785)
• Pages: 596-600
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.785.596
• Online since: August 2015
• Authors: Noorsharin Mohamed Nawawi, Chin Kim Gan*, Pi Hua Tan
• Keywords: Central Inverter, Combiner Box, Pv System, Solar Cable

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