{"abstract":[{"text":" During comparative measurements of different PV microinverters, two yield issues came up that could \r\nnot be explored via conventional efficiency measurements, but do have a significant impact on electrical energy \r\nyield: First category of issues are either sluggish or nervously acting maximum–power–point–tracking devices, which \r\nlead to reduced energy yields. The other category of issues is thermal: As a first explanation for observed reduced \r\nenergy yields, it has been assumed that the conversion efficiency degrades at higher operating temperatures. This \r\nmatter has been investigated in this article: A change in conversion efficiency could not be observed for elevated \r\noperation temperatures up to 50°C, despite high-precision and repeated measurements. But it was found that some \r\ninverters temporarily interrupted (or entirely stopped) operation after long periods of running at high temperatures. \r\nAlso, a reduction in potential maximum power output has been detected for those inverters. Summarizing: With a \r\nhigh degree of certainty it can be stated that those reported yield losses have been caused by the temporary shutdowns \r\nand power limitations of the inverters.","lang":"eng"}],"user_id":"28836","ddc":["620"],"file":[{"creator":"krauter","file_id":"29171","file_size":599660,"success":1,"relation":"main_file","content_type":"application/pdf","date_updated":"2022-01-06T12:27:02Z","file_name":"Krauter Bendfeld - Microinverters at elevated temperatures EUPVSEC 2020.pdf","date_created":"2022-01-06T12:27:02Z","access_level":"closed"}],"file_date_updated":"2022-01-06T12:27:02Z","keyword":["AC-modules","Microinverter","Power Conditioning","Thermal Performance","Ventilation","Stability","Efficiency","Yield"],"publication":"Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2020 ","quality_controlled":"1","author":[{"id":"28836","last_name":"Krauter","orcid":"0000-0002-3594-260X","full_name":"Krauter, Stefan","first_name":"Stefan"},{"last_name":"Bendfeld","id":"16148","first_name":"Jörg","full_name":"Bendfeld, Jörg"}],"date_created":"2020-08-27T06:26:25Z","has_accepted_license":"1","status":"public","jel":["Q42"],"conference":{"end_date":"2020-09-11","start_date":"2020-09-07","name":"EU PVSEC 2020, 37th EU Photovoltaik Solar Energy Conference","location":"online"},"_id":"18387","page":"1179 - 1180","year":"2020","citation":{"short":"S. Krauter, J. Bendfeld, in: Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2020 , 2020, pp. 1179–1180.","ieee":"S. Krauter and J. Bendfeld, “Elevated Temperatures Affecting Efficiency, Overall Performance and Energy Yield of PV Microinverters,” in Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2020 , online, 2020, pp. 1179–1180, doi: 10.4229/EUPVSEC20202020-4AV.3.6.","apa":"Krauter, S., & Bendfeld, J. (2020). Elevated Temperatures Affecting Efficiency, Overall Performance and Energy Yield of PV Microinverters. Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2020 , 1179–1180. https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20202020-4AV.3.6","ama":"Krauter S, Bendfeld J. Elevated Temperatures Affecting Efficiency, Overall Performance and Energy Yield of PV Microinverters. In: Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2020 . ; 2020:1179-1180. doi:10.4229/EUPVSEC20202020-4AV.3.6","chicago":"Krauter, Stefan, and Jörg Bendfeld. “Elevated Temperatures Affecting Efficiency, Overall Performance and Energy Yield of PV Microinverters.” In Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2020 , 1179–80, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4229/EUPVSEC20202020-4AV.3.6.","bibtex":"@inproceedings{Krauter_Bendfeld_2020, title={Elevated Temperatures Affecting Efficiency, Overall Performance and Energy Yield of PV Microinverters}, DOI={10.4229/EUPVSEC20202020-4AV.3.6}, booktitle={Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2020 }, author={Krauter, Stefan and Bendfeld, Jörg}, year={2020}, pages={1179–1180} }","mla":"Krauter, Stefan, and Jörg Bendfeld. “Elevated Temperatures Affecting Efficiency, Overall Performance and Energy Yield of PV Microinverters.” Proceedings of the EU PVSEC 2020 , 2020, pp. 1179–80, doi:10.4229/EUPVSEC20202020-4AV.3.6."},"type":"conference","title":"Elevated Temperatures Affecting Efficiency, Overall Performance and Energy Yield of PV Microinverters","department":[{"_id":"53"}],"publication_status":"published","publication_identifier":{"issn":["3-936338-73-6"]},"date_updated":"2022-01-06T12:32:47Z","doi":"10.4229/EUPVSEC20202020-4AV.3.6","language":[{"iso":"eng"}]}