Photovoltaic inverter four-wire

What is a photovoltaic inverter control strategy?

The main objective of the inverter control strategy remains to inject the energy from the photovoltaic panels into the electrical grid. However, it is designed to inject this power through unbalanced currents so that the local unbalance introduced by the inverter contributes to the overall rebalancing of the grid’s total currents.

How do PV inverters control a low-voltage network?

Thus, a control method for PV inverters is presented, so that they inject unbalanced currents into the electrical grid with the aim of partially compensating any current imbalances in the low-voltage network where inverters are connected, but in a decentralized way.

Can three-phase PV inverters be controlled by three wires?

This limitation is not intrinsic to the proposed control, but the physical impossibility of performing such compensation as, in general, three-phase PV inverters are connected to the distribution network by three wires. We sought to incorporate functionality via modification of the control strategy, without the need to change the power structure.

Can photovoltaic inverters control current balancing?

Current balancing in distribution grids using photovoltaic inverters. Control based on the decomposition of instantaneous power into symmetric components. Feasibility of the control strategy demonstrated through experimental results.

Does a PV inverter need a neutral conductor?

As the PV inverter is connected to the grid through 3 wires, the zero sequence (or common mode) component of the currents is not relevant in this analysis as it is impossible to establish such a current without a neutral conductor.

Can a three-phase photovoltaic inverter compensate for a low voltage network?

Thus, this work proposes to use positively the idle capacity of three-phase photovoltaic inverters to partially compensate for the current imbalances in the low voltage network but in a decentralized way.