MPPT Z-Source DC-AC

A Buck-Boost Single-Phase Z-Source DC-AC Inverter Applied at Photovoltaic

Energy Conversion System with Maximum Power Point Tracking
NSC 96-2221-E-218-062 96 8 1 97 7 31

E-mail:clchu@mail.stut.edu.tw

MPPT
Z-Source DC-AC
Z-Source

110V/60Hz

[1,2]
Solarex MSX60[3]

1DC/AC
DC/DC

[4,5]Z-Source

: Z-Source DC-AC

Ppv ( Vpv , 1000)

Abstract:
The design and implementation of a buck-boost single-phase
Z-Source DC-AC inverter applied at photovoltaic energy
conversion system with maximum power point tracking is
proposed in this project. This power stage circuit is composed of
solar panels and a buck-boost single-phase Z-Source DC-AC
inverter. The DC bus voltage is boosted advantageous by
controlling the short and non-short mode of power stage circuit
for implementing the buck-boost inverter. The proposed system
can be operated in grid-connected mode and in the stand-alone
mode. In the mode of grid-connected, the voltage-fed inverter is
controlled by the current-control mode that can regulate the
output current to follow the maximum power point tracking of the
solar panels. The solar energy can be feed back to the utility
system with a unit power factor and low harmonics sinusoidal
wave current. And in the mode of stand-alone, the voltage-fed
inverter is controlled by the voltage-control mode and a hysteresis
controller of capacitor current is adopted to obtain an 110V/60Hz
sinusoidal wave voltage output.

60

Ppv ( Vpv , 800)

Ppv ( Vpv , 600) 40
Ppv ( Vpv , 400)
Ppv ( Vpv , 200) 20

10

15

20

25

Vpv

1 Solarex MSX60
2 MPPT
Z-Source DC-AC
DC200V
110V60Hz

Z-Source Z-Source
Z-Source

Keywords a buck-boost single-phase Z-Source DC-AC

photovoltaic energy conversion system, grid-connected mode,
stand-alone mode, hysteresis controller of capacitor current

L1

DPV

C1

C2

PV

L2

2
1


2-1
3
Z-Source LC

Microchip IC
PIC18F4520 (Maximum power point
tracking, MPPT)[6]
4

Z-Source

Vin
Z-Source L1 L2

Vbus 6
+

Vin

Din

D pv

io

L1

Cin Vin Vdc

C1

C2

L
C

Vbus

TA

TB

VC2

vL 2

Vbus = 0
+

L1 L2 C1 C 2

ic

L2

I pv

VC1

6 Z-Source

TB +

T A+

vL1

VC1 = VC 2 = VC

Vpv

vL1 = vL 2 = vL

(1)

5 Z-Source T1

T0

vL = Vin VC

I mppt

Vgrid

io

vbus = VC vL = 2VC Vin

(2)

6 Z-Source T0

Vref ic V o

vL = VC

Vin = 2VC vbus = 0

(3)
(3) v L Z-Source VC

Z-Source Vin vbus

- T
Z-Source 0

VL = v L =

T0 VC + T1 (Vin VC )
=0
T

(4)

(4)Z-Source

VC =

Vbus = v bus =

Z-Source

Z-Source
2-2

Vbus Vin
5

Vin

VC1

VC2

T1
Vin = VC
T1 T0

(6)

(2)(6) vbus

T0 0 + T1 (2VC Vin )
T

(6) Z-Source
0 Z-Source

vL1

+
+

(5)

T1
Vin
T1 T0

vbus = VC vL = 2VC Vin

Vbus

vL 2+

5 Z-Source
2

T
Vin = B Vin
T1 T0

(7)

B=

T
=
T1 T0

(8)
1
T0
1 2
T
(8) B
vbus

I mppt

Vgrid

C
I mppt

I pv

iL

vac = M B

Vin
2

2-4
MC1 MC2
9
200
Z-Source
110V60Hz

(10)

PWM

v ac = M

Vin
2

(11)

(10)(11) Z-Source
B
B = 1 Z-Source

Z-Source

Din

D pv

io

L1
TA +

Cin Vin Vdc

C1

C2

Cin Vin Vdc

C1

C2

MC2 MC1

Vbus

TB

110V

ic

L2

T0

Vref

ic

Vo

9
10

60Hz Vref

i L ic

ic

TB

TB +

TA

C
TA

io

L1
TA+

TB +

Vbus

Z-Source

Din

2-3

MC1MC2
7

L2

I pv

I ref

V pv

v
(9)
vac = M bus
2
M (7)(9)(10)

Vpv

T0

I mppt

Vref
V grid

io

7
8
(MPPT)(PLL)

Vo

ic

10

Vgrid
3


110V
1kVA Z-Source

Vin

Vo

Solarex MSX60 I sc (T1 ) = 3.74 A

Voc (T1 )

= 21V Vmax = 17.1V

Vo

= 3.5 A Pmax = 59.9W

Vo = 110V f o = 60 Hz
f s = 20kHz Z-Source L1 , L2 = 2mH
Z-Source C1 , C2 = 470uH
L = 600uH C = 4.7uF
Cin = 1200uF

Vin

I max

1.

( Vin Vo 100V/divT5ms/div)
14

Z-Source

Vin

Vin Z-Source

io

L1 L2
Vbus

110V/60Hz

Vin
io

( Vin Vo 100V/div io 5A/divT4ms/div)

2.

11

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[2]

Vo

[3]

io

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Vo

[4]

Io

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[5]
Vo

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Io

AC output voltage of the Z-source inverter, IEEE, pp.

[6]

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12

Vo
io

( Vo 50V/div io 10A/divT20ms/div)
13

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