AN4070
Experimental test results
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Figure 25.
DC-DC converter rectifier diode waveforms
Figure 26.
Inverter modulating signals
As already mentioned, the DC-AC converter has a hybrid modulation allowing one leg to
switch at 17.4 kHz and one leg to switch at grid frequency. The image in
Figure 25
is a
scope capture of the two modulating signals generated by the microcontroller and sent to
the input pin of the L6390 driver. This device is then used to generate the two
complementary signals controlling the gate of each STB11N65M5 MOSFET in the bridge.
The resulting output voltage and current waveforms are shown in
Figure 27
where the
purple track is the voltage between the mid points of each leg, the blue track is the system
output voltage on the filter output and the green track is the system output current.
The efficiency of the system has been measured connecting the microinverter to a resistive
load and adapting the ohmic value of the electrical load to the desired output power level.
The open loop mode of operation allows the operating point of both the DC-DC converter