Seminar No: LEE-4400

Power Electronics for Photovoltaics

Power Electronics for Photovoltaics

  • You gain comprehensive information about the state of technology as well as latest results from research and development.
  • The programme structure and the seminar venue best ensure exchange of views between participants and presenters.
  • The detailed seminar proceedings with all talks will be handed over at the start of the conference and will serve you well as reference works.

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 PowerElectronics_lee4400.pdf

Chairman

Prof. Dr. Bruno Burger

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany

Prof. Burger is the head of the Power Electronics Department at Fraunhofer ISE. His research and development acivities are focused on power electronics and digital controls for photovoltaics and fuel cells.

He gives lectures on Power Electronics and Renewable Energies at different universities and also works in  standardisation committees like DKE on new standards for photovoltaics.

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Your Speakers

Prof. Dr. Bruno Burger

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany

Andreas Hensel

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany

Frank Hesmer

Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services Germany GmbH, Germany

Prof. Dr. Uwe Nuß

University of Applied Sciences, Offenburg, Germany

Stefan Reichert

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany

Sönke Rogalla

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany

Dr. Heribert Schmidt

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany

Dr. Alexander Stadler

STS Spezial-Transformatoren-Stockach GmbH & Co. KG, R&D Center, Erlangen, Germany

Dr. Olivier Stalter

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany

Christian Wilhelm

Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Freiburg, Germany

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You will meet

Planers, producers, engineers and scientists active in power electronics for renewable energies, manufacturers and suppliers of power electronic systems and energy storage technology, energy consultants and suppliers.

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Supporting Organisations

Altenergymag.comBundesverband Solarwirtschaft (BSW-Solar) e.V.DGS - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sonnenenergie e.V.Photovoltaik - Magazin für Profispv magazineSonne Wind & Wärme - Das Branchenmagazin für regenerative EnergienSonnenenergie - Offizielles Fachorgan der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sonnenenergie e.V.ENF

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Programme

Check-in and  

Welcome Coffee 8:00 hrs

1st Day 9:00 - 17:30 hrs

1.    Welcome Address

    Bernd Porzelius,  OTTI e.V., Regensburg

2.    Power Electronics for ­Photovoltaics – Review

  •     Market Data, PV Electricity Production

    Prof. Dr. Bruno Burger

3.    New Power Semiconductors

  •     SiC and GaN Power transistors and Diodes, Gate Drivers, Applications and Challenges of the new technologies

    Andreas Hensel

4.    Power Inductors

  •     Electrical Properties of Chokes: Losses, Parasitic Properties, Core Materials and their Properties, Shapes, Design Procedures, Winding Types, Thermal Design and Simulation

    Dr. Alexander Stadler

5.    Single Phase String Inverters

  •     Basic requirements, Circuits, Efficiency, Development Trends

    Dr. Olivier Stalter

6.    Three Phase String Inverters

  •     Basic requirements, Circuits, Efficiency, Development Trends

    Sönke Rogalla

7.    Module Integrated Electronics

  •     Active Bypass Diodes, DC/DC-Converters, Micro ­Inverters, Comparison of Central, String and Micro Inverter Concepts

    Christian Wilhelm

8.    PV System Technology

  •     IV-Curves, MPP and DC voltage range, Temperature Behaviour­, Ratio PV power to Inverter Power, Power Limitation to 70%, MPP-Tracking

    Prof. Dr. Bruno Burger

Joint Dinner with the Possibility to Discuss and to Exchange Experiences (self payment)

 

2nd Day 08:30 – 17:30 hrs

1.    Central Inverters and PV Power Plant Concepts

  •     Basic requirements, Circuits, Efficiency, Reliability, Cooling, Power Plant Concepts, Development trends, System design of PV power plants

    Sönke Rogalla

2.    Power Electronics for Off-Grid Photovoltaics

  •     Battery Charge Regulators: Series, Shunt and MPP-Regulators, Circuits, Trends; Off-Grid- Inverters: Requirements, Circuits, Efficiency

    Dr. Olivier Stalter

3.    PV Inverter Certification

  •     General approval overview, EMC, Safety, Grid-protection

Frank Hesmer

4.    Electromagnetic Compatibility

  •     Basics, Sources of Interference, Filter Components, Measurement

    Dr. Heribert Schmidt

5.    Feedback Control Systems for Power Electronics

  •     Basic Control Techniques, Modelling of Controlled Systems, Controller Types, Cascaded Control, State Control, ­Dimensioning of Controller Parameters

    Prof. Dr. Uwe Nuß

6.    Grid Integration of PV

  •     Grid Control and Stabilization, Low and Medium Voltage Grid Codes, Trends, E-mobility

    Stefan Reichert

7.    Interactions between Modules and Inverters

  •     Surface Polarization Effect in High Efficiency Solar Cells; Degradation of Thin Film Modules; DC Voltages to Ground of Different Inverter Types; Which Inverter for which Module Type?

    Dr. Heribert Schmidt

8.    Final Discussion

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Accommodation

NH Hotel

Munich-Dornach

Einsteinring 20

85609 Aschheim-Dornach

Germany

Phone:    +49 89 940096-707

Fax:    +49 89 940096-100

nhmuenchendornach@nh-hotels.com

Please book your accomodation as soon as possible by yourself.

www.booking.com

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Ambiance

Munich:

The vivid capital of Bavaria close to the Alps gives you the chance to experience tradition and high-tech in one place. Discover in the surroundings lovely castles and lakes, original villages and majestic mountains.

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