Summer 2017 – Optimized Solar Energy Harvesting with Dual Phase Output

As the electrical grid becomes more complex—Including different types of power generation units e.g solar, wind, turbines…etc—there is high demand to design elements that help to maintain the stability of the grid. This project focuses on designing an optimized differential power converter to harvest solar energy from multiple sources, and feed it high density dual phase output inverter to supply 110V/220V. The project would involve C block programming, circuit design, voltage and current sensors, using simulation tools e.g PLECS and SIMULINK. The power converter would work on high switching frequency 100KhZ-500KhZ and final product should be actual hardware that can be commercialized. The project would done in four phases: Phase 1 would ensure the dual phase inverter works on stable DC input (e.g Battery) Phase 2 would ensure the inverter works on a single set of PV module build in series and parallel Phase 3 would ensure the Power sharing module works effectively with multiple inputs Phase 4 would be integrating the Power Sharing and Balancing module with dual phase output inverter.