The goal of the project was to design and build a two-stage solar microinverter that can be used as a testbench for MPPT algorithms and control structures. Testing these algorithms and control structures will give future researchers the ability to test their various ideas to further develop solar energy research. A prototype microinverter consisting of a flyback DC-DC converter and a full bridge DC-AC inverter was designed, assembled and tested. The converter and inverter sections function individually, but further work is needed to combine the two sections into a full microinverter.

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Creator

• Kane, Michael William
• Elzey, Christian Stetson
• Silkey, Justin Andrew
• Truong, Michael Son
• Patel, Marmik Y.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042419-125934

Advisor

• Mahmoud, Yousef Abdelaziz

Year

• 2019

Date created

• 2019-04-24

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Electrical & Computer Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright