Solar grid-tied inverter, with battery back-up, for efficient solar energy harvesting

Solar Grid-Tied Inverter system is an electricity generating system that is connected to the utility grid. This paper discusses the design of a Grid-Tied Inverter (GTI). The first stage is Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) which is implemented using perturb and observe algorithm. Then push-pull converter is used to convert DC output from MPPT stage to 330V dc. This DC voltage is then converted into AC voltage using full-wave inverter topology employing unipolar SPWM technique. Then synchronization is achieved between grid and photovoltaic system. Finally, power flow control mechanism controls the power flow from GTI system to the grid and the house load.