Radiated Electromagnetic Emission from Photovoltaic Systems—Measurement Results: Inverters and Modules
2024 (English)In: Energies, E-ISSN 1996-1073, Vol. 17, no 8, article id 1893
Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Radiated electromagnetic emission of photovoltaic systems, for example, adversely impacting radiocommunication, can pose a major barrier against further increase in photovoltaic penetration. This is particularly the case near sensitive infrastructure and activities such as hospitals, airports, search and rescue, and military. To understand the impact of each component and installation detail, we performed systematic radiated electromagnetic emission measurements on comparable commercial photovoltaic systems in the frequency range 150 kHz to 30 MHz. Our measurements indicate that string inverters are unlikely to interfere with radiocommunication when installed according to recommended standards, rules, guidelines, and regulations. It was shown that module-level power optimizers are the main cause of high levels of radiated emissions. The frameless bifacial module showed higher levels of radiated emissions than the monofacial module with frame. Changes in cable management and earthing have less impact on radiated emissions than the choice of solar inverter concept and module type.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024. Vol. 17, no 8, article id 1893
Keywords [en]
Electric inverters; Solar panels; Electromagnetic emissions; Inverte type; Module type; Module-level power electronic; Module-level power optimizer; Photovoltaic power systems; Photovoltaic systems; Power optimizer; Power-electronics; Radiated electromagnetic emission; Electromagnetic wave emission
National Category
Mechanical Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-73237DOI: 10.3390/en17081893Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85191399917OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-73237DiVA, id: diva2:1860562
Note
This research was funded by the Swedish Energy Agency, grant numbers P2020-90239 and 50982-1 and grant numbers P2021-90275 and 52693-1
2024-05-242024-05-242024-05-24Bibliographically approved