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An Improved Proposed Single Phase Transformerless Inverter with Leakage Current Elimination and Reactive Power Capability for PV Systems Application
摘要： Single-phase transformerless inverters are broadly studied in literature for residential-scale PV applications due to their great advantages in reducing system weight, cost and elevating system efficiency. The design of transformerless inverters is based on the galvanic isolation method to eliminate the generation of leakage current. Unfortunately, the use of the galvanic isolation method alone cannot achieve constant common mode voltage (CMV). Therefore, a complete elimination of leakage current cannot be achieved. In addition, modulation techniques of single-phase transformerless inverters are designed for the application of the unity power factor. Indeed, next-generation PV systems are required to support reactive power to enable connectivity to the utility grid. In this paper, a proposed single-phase transformerless inverter is modified with the clamping method to achieve constant CMV during all inverter operating modes. Furthermore, the modulation technique is modified by creating a new current path in the negative power region. As a result, a bidirectional current path is created in the negative power region to achieve reactive power generation. The simulation results show that the CMV is completely clamped at half the DC link voltage and the leakage current is almost completely eliminated. Furthermore, a reactive power generation is achieved with the modified modulation techniques. Additionally, the total harmonic distortion (THD) of the grid current with the conventional and a modified modulation technique is analyzed. The efficiency of the system is enhanced by using wide-bandgap (WBG) switching devices such as SiC MOSFET. It is observed that the efficiency of the system decreased with reactive power generation due to the bidirectional current path, which leads to increasing conduction losses.
关键词： leakage current,transformerless inverter,reactive power,wide-bandgap (WBG),silicon carbide (SiC),photovoltaic (PV) power system
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Step-Double-Zone-JTE for SiC Devices with Increased Tolerance to JTE Dose and Surface Charges
摘要： In this paper, an edge termination structure, referred to as step-double-zone junction termination extension (Step-DZ-JTE), is proposed. Step-DZ-JTE further improves the distribution of the electric field (EF) by its own step shape. Step-DZ-JTE and other termination structures are investigated for comparison using numerical simulations. Step-DZ-JTE greatly reduces the sensitivity of breakdown voltage (BV) and surface charges (SC). For a 30-μm thick epi-layer, the optimized Step-DZ-JTE shows 90% of the theoretical BV with a wide tolerance of 12.2 × 10^12 cm^?2 to the JTE dose and 85% of the theoretical BV with an improved tolerance of 3.7 × 10^12 cm^?2 to the positive SC are obtained. Furthermore, when combined with the field plate technique, the performance of the Step-DZ-JTE is further improved.
关键词： breakdown voltage (BV),edge termination,junction termination extension (JTE),silicon carbide (SiC)
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Recent Developments Accelerating SiC Adoption
摘要： The benefits of SiC devices for use in power electronics has been long understood, and over 25 years of sustained development in materials and devices has brought adoption to a tipping point [1,15]. It takes the confluence of many separate developments to build the necessary momentum for accelerated adoption, and we will examine these factors.
关键词： SiC MOSFET,SiC reliability,SiC Schottky Diode,SiC gate oxide,SiC Cascode,Supercascode,Silicon Carbide,SiC,SiC packaging,SiC applications,SiC epitaxy,SiC substrates
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46