@inproceedings{62aab32f482249998809827b36a02386,
title = "Reliability assessment of single-phase gridconnected PV microinverters considering mission profile and uncertainties",
abstract = "Microinverters usually connect a PV panel to a Single-phase power grid. In such system, the input power is constant while the output power oscillates twice the line frequency. Thus, the input and output power differences should be stored in a storage component, which is typically an electrolytic capacitor. However, electrolytic capacitors are usually blamed for their short lifetime. Recently, some active power decoupling methods are introduced in the literature which can takes advantage of high reliable film capacitors. However, some extra switches and diodes are added to the microinverter which can influence the microinverter lifetime. This paper investigates the microinverter reliability according to mission profile where it is installed. To get more accurate results, uncertainties in both lifetime model and manufacturing process are considered. The effect of ambient temperature and solar irritation of two different places on the micro inverter lifetime is studied.",
keywords = "Lifetime, Microinverter, Mission profile, Monte Carlo, Reliability",
author = "Zare, {Mohammad Hadi} and Mustafa Mohamadian and Huai Wang and Frede Blaabjerg",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 IEEE.; 8th Power Electronics, Drive Systems and Technologies Conference, PEDSTC 2017 ; Conference date: 14-02-2017 Through 16-02-2017",
year = "2017",
month = apr,
day = "24",
doi = "10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910355",
language = "British English",
series = "8th Power Electronics, Drive Systems and Technologies Conference, PEDSTC 2017",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "377--382",
booktitle = "8th Power Electronics, Drive Systems and Technologies Conference, PEDSTC 2017",
address = "United States",
}