Method and inverter for determining capacitance values of capacitances of an energy supply system

Abstract

A method for determining capacitance values of capacitances of a photovoltaic system including a multiphase inverter which includes an output current filter on an alternating current side thereof and is connected to a multiphase energy supply network via a switching element and is associated with at least one intermediate circuit capacitance on the direct current side thereof is provided. The method includes disconnecting the photovoltaic system from the energy supply network by opening the switching element; operating the inverter to set up an island network after the disconnecting, wherein an in-phase AC voltage is applied to at least two outputs of an inverter bridge of the multiphase inverter and a flow of current is produced between the at least one intermediate circuit capacitance and at least one filter capacitance of the output current filter; measuring currents (Ia, Ib, Ic) flowing at the outputs of the inverter bridge and at least one voltage present at one of the capacitances, and determining a capacitance value of at least one of the capacitances using the determined voltage and the measured currents (Ia, Ib, Ic).

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