Ertasgin, G.Whaley, D.Ertugrul, N.Soong, W.Akhtar Kalam,2007-07-102007-07-102006Proceedings of the 2006 Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC'06), 10-13 December 2006, Melbourne, Australia / pp. www1-69781862726697http://hdl.handle.net/2440/35236This paper investigates the performance of a gridconnected current-source converter topology for PV cells. The constant current source is realised by a large DC link inductor connected in series with the PV panel. A boost switch (named as current waveshaper) is used to produce a modulated output current that resembles the rectified grid voltage, which is in-phase with the grid. An H-bridge inverter with line-frequency commutated thyristors “unfolds” the output of the current waveshaper to produce a sinusoidal AC output current. The proposed converter concept is verified with simulations and preliminary experimental results.enConference paper002006274751397Ertugrul, N. [0000-0002-5592-5268]Soong, W. [0000-0003-0734-7608]