Lifetime Evaluation of a Three-Phase Photovoltaic Inverter During Harmonic Current Compensation

Authors

  • Rodrigo Cassio de Barros Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
  • Wallace do Couto Boaventura Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
  • Heverton Augusto Pereira Department of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil
  • Allan Fagner Cupertino Department of Materials Engineering, Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18618/REP.2022.2.0054

Keywords:

Ancillary services, Harmonic current compensation, Lifetime evaluation, PV inverter

Abstract

The Photovoltaic (PV) inverters operating with ancillary service capability have been discussed as a solution to improve the power quality of the electrical grid. In this context, the PV inverters can be used to provide services such as Harmonic Current Compensation (HCC). However, the analysis of how much this extra functionality can affect the reliability of the PV inverter is necessary.Thus, this work analyzes the lifetime of a three-phase PV inverter taking into account the degradation of the semiconductor devices (IGBTs and diodes) and the dc-link capacitors. The compensation of the 5th and 7th harmonic current components (and their combination) are considered.The lifetime evaluation is performed based on an mission profiles of solar irradiance, ambient temperature, harmonic current amplitude and phase-angle. Based on the results of the adopted case study, the HCC operation increases the lifetime consumption of the IGBTs, diodes and dc-link capacitors. Compared to traditional PV inverter operation, The results reveals a reduction in the predicted B10 lifetime of 3.4 and 4.1 years, when the PV inverter compensates 5th and 7th harmonic, respectively. The reduction is even more significant (5.6 years) when the 5th and 7th harmonic component are simultaneously compensated.

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Author Biographies

Rodrigo Cassio de Barros, Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, Brazil, in 2017. He received the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 2019. He is a Substitute Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering in UFV and a Researcher Assistant with Gerência de Especialistas em Eletrônica de Potência (GESEP). His research interests include power electronics and electrical power systems, with focus in the modular multilevel cascade converters and BESS.

Wallace do Couto Boaventura, Graduate Program in Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

Graduated in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (1987), Master’s in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (1990) and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the State University of Campinas (2002)., with an internship at the University of Toronto ( UofT). He is currently a full professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. He has experience in the field of Electrical Engineering, with an emphasis on Electric Power Transmission, Electric Power Distribution, working mainly on the following topics: power systems, electromagnetic compatibility, atmospheric discharge, high voltage and signal processing applications.

Heverton Augusto Pereira, Department of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil

received the B.S. degree from the Federal Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Viçosa, Brazil, in 2007, the M.Sc. degree from the University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, in 2009, and the Ph.D. degree from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 2015, all in electrical engineering. He was a visiting Researcher from the Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark, in 2014. He has been an Adjunct Professor with the Electric Engineering Department, UFV, since 2009. His main research interests include grid-connected converters for PV and wind power systems, and high-voltage dc/flexible ac transmission systems based on MMC.

Allan Fagner Cupertino, Department of Materials Engineering, Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) in 2013, the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in 2015 and 2019, respectively. He was a guest Ph.D. at the Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University from 2018 to 2019. Since 2014, he has been with the Materials Engineering Department at the Federal Center of Technological Education of Minas Gerais (CEFET), where he is currently Assistant Professor. He is a member of the Brazilian Power Electronics Society (SOBRAEP) and Brazilian Society of Automatics (SBA).

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2022-05-05

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R. C. de Barros, W. do C. Boaventura, H. A. Pereira, and A. F. Cupertino, “Lifetime Evaluation of a Three-Phase Photovoltaic Inverter During Harmonic Current Compensation”, Eletrônica de Potência, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 108–116, May 2022.

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