Abstract:
With increasing concerns about the global demand for energy and environmental awareness, power electronics applications are under pressure to improve efficiency. The advent of the Smart Grid, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles(PHEV) and full Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV), as well as grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) and other grid-tied renewable energy systems, all will require development of high efficiency inverters. In particular, new developments in the design of photovoltaic inverters are targeted at minimizing the cost-per-watt and increasing the maximum power harnessed from the solar system to deliver the best possible return on investment. Allegro Micro Systems Inc. has developed a unique family of high performance integrated current sensor ICs designed to be used in Smart Grid inverter and motor control applications. Keywords— Smart Grid, Battery Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles(PHEV) and full Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV), Photovoltaic (PV)
