AUTOMATED TEST PLATFORM FOR GRID-CONNECTED PV INVERTER CERTIFICATION

Leandro Michels

Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM

Leandro MichelsDr. Leandro Michels received the B.S and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil, in 2002 and 2006, respectively. Since 2009, he has been with the Power Electronics and Control Research Group of the Federal University of Santa Maria, where he holds a Professor position. In 2011 he was the general chair of the 5th Power Electronics and Control Seminar (SEPOC/UFSM), and in 2013 he was technical co-chair of the 12th Brazilian Power Electronics Conference. His current research interests include photovoltaic systems, modeling and control of power electronic systems, and applied digital control.

Abstract

Since 2014 Brazilian System on Conformity Assessment (INMETRO) compelled all PV gridconnected inverters up to 10 kW sold in Brazil to comply with the rule Nº 357. This rule defines 24 different conformity test procedures... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Henrique Horst Figueira (Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM)
  2. Luciano Schuch (Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM)
  3. Cassiano Rech (Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM)
  4. Hélio Leães Hey (Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM)
  5. Leandro Michels (Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM)

Topic Areas

Photovoltaic Applications (on-grid) , Distributed Generation

Session

PS-4 » Poster Session IV (11:10 - Wednesday, 2nd December, Foyer)