Photovoltaic grid-connected inverter control system

What are grid-interactive solar PV inverters?

Grid-interactive solar PV inverters must satisfy the technical requirements of PV energy penetration posed by various country's rules and guidelines. Grid-connected PV systems enable consumers to contribute unused or excess electricity to the utility grid while using less power from the grid.

What is inverter control system in a grid-connected PV system?

In a grid-connected PV system, the role of inverter control system is fixing the dc link voltage and adjusting active and reactive power delivered to the grid. For this purpose, it has two main parts: (1) outer control loop of the dc link voltage, (2) inner dq current control loops.

What is a grid connected photovoltaic system?

Abstract: The purpose of the work was to modeling and control of a grid connected photovoltaic system. The system consists of photovoltaic panels, voltage inverter with MPPT control, filter, Phase Looked Loop (PLL) and three phase grid. The connection of the inverter to the grid is provided by an inductive filter (R, L).

How does a grid-connected PV system control current?

In a grid-connected PV system, the inverter controls the grid injected current to set the dc link voltage to its reference value and to adjust the active and reactive power delivered to the grid. In this review paper, different current control strategies for grid-connected VSI with LCL filter are introduced and compared.

Can a PV inverter integrate with the current power grid?

By using a reliable method, a cost-effective system has to be developed to integrate PV systems with the present power grid . Using next-generation semiconductor devices made of silicon carbide (SiC), efficiencies for PV inverters of over 99% are reported .

Do grid connected solar PV inverters increase penetration of solar power?

The different solar PV configurations, international/ national standards and grid codes for grid connected solar PV systems have been highlighted. The state-of-the-art features of multi-functional grid-connected solar PV inverters for increased penetration of solar PV power are examined.