Miniaturized `low profile' Module Integrated Converter for photovoltaic applications with integrated magnetic components

Mike Meinhardt; Terence O'Donnell; Henning Schneider; John Flannery; Cian O Mathuna; Peter Zacharias; Thomas Krieger

Miniaturized `low profile' Module Integrated Converter for photovoltaic applications with integrated magnetic components

Mike Meinhardt
, Terence O'Donnell
, Henning Schneider
, John Flannery
, Cian O Mathuna
, Peter Zacharias
, Thomas Krieger

Tyndall IPES (Integrated Power)

University College Cork

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Abstract

This paper deals with reliability aspects of Module Integrated Converters (MIC) for grid connected photovoltaic applications. The presented `Low Profile Design' of a MIC has almost twice the power density and a 70% longer lifetime than commercially available MICs. In order to miniaturize and increase the reliability of the MIC all magnetic components have been realized using planar cores and windings integrated into PCB. Additionally the converter's resonant inductor has been integrated into the transformer by using the leakage inductance as the inductor. The leakage inductance of planar transformers with integrated windings can be adjusted very precisely.

Original language	English
Pages	305-311
Number of pages	7
Publication status	Published - 1999
Event	Proceedings of the 1999 14th annual Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC'99 - Dallas, TX, USA Duration: 14 Mar 1999 → 18 Mar 1999

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Conference	Proceedings of the 1999 14th annual Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC'99
City	Dallas, TX, USA
Period	14/03/99 → 18/03/99

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Meinhardt, M., O'Donnell, T., Schneider, H., Flannery, J., O Mathuna, C., Zacharias, P., & Krieger, T. (1999). Miniaturized `low profile' Module Integrated Converter for photovoltaic applications with integrated magnetic components. 305-311. Paper presented at Proceedings of the 1999 14th annual Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC'99, Dallas, TX, USA.

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Miniaturized `low profile' Module Integrated Converter for photovoltaic applications with integrated magnetic components. / Meinhardt, Mike; O'Donnell, Terence; Schneider, Henning et al.
1999. 305-311 Paper presented at Proceedings of the 1999 14th annual Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC'99, Dallas, TX, USA.

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