TITLE:
Power Electronics and Its Application to Solar Photovoltaic Systems in India
AUTHORS:
Nishij Ganpatrao Kulkarni, Vasudeo Bapuji Virulkar
KEYWORDS:
Indian Scenerio, Power Electronics, Solar PV Systems
JOURNAL NAME:
Energy and Power Engineering,
Vol.8 No.2,
February
16,
2016
ABSTRACT: Out of many renewable energy resources, solar energy is one of the conspicuous sources of energy which can supply the increasing demand of energy. As of May 2014, India has an installed PV capacity of 2.5 GW. The solar photovoltaic project includes power electronics with high quality performance devices, incorporated with smart energy management principles. Power electronics is used to improve the energy efficiency of apparatus, and help the generation of environmentally clean energy. In this article the explanation of role of power electronics and the discussion about similar and future concepts in solar photovoltaic systems related to reliability and advancement of each technology in India has been presented.