Grid-tied inverter, inverter arrangement, and method for operating an inverter arrangement

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PATENT NO 9917532
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15630443

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A grid-tied inverter for supplying current to a power supply system includes an output bridge arrangement that is actuated via a pulse width modulator, wherein switching times of the output bridge arrangement are determined by using a periodic auxiliary signal, wherein the frequency of the periodic auxiliary signal varies according to a prescribed periodic wobble signal. The inverter further includes a synchronization unit configured to provide phase synchronization of the auxiliary signal to the power supply system, wherein the synchronization unit is configured to adjust a prescribed phase offset of the periodic auxiliary signal in relation to a phase of the power supply system, and a further synchronization unit configured to provide phase synchronization of the periodic wobble signal to the power supply system. The synchronization unit and the further synchronization unit each include a phase locked loop (PLL) circuit, and the periodic wobble signal is routed to a controller system of the PLL circuit of the synchronization unit via a correction signal generator circuit and an adder circuit for the purpose of suppressing oscillations.

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SMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG34266 NIESTETAL

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Bethke, Florian Kassel, DE 2 9
Correa, Vasques Pablo Ignacio Bad Neustadt an der Saale, DE 1 8

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