Design and control of LCL filter interfaced grid connected solar photovoltaic (SPV) system using power balance theory

•The grid connected PV system is considered in this paper with line impedance consideration.•The PV is interfaced using LCL filter and simple design equation for LCL filter is considered.•The power balance theory control strategy is implemented with different computation equation.•The system is anal...

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Published in:International journal of electrical power & energy systems 2015-07, Vol.69, p.264-272
Main Authors: Tripathi, Ravi Nath, Singh, Alka, Hanamoto, Tsuyoshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
LCL filter
Maximum power point tracking (MPPT)
Solar photovoltaic (SPV)
Unity power factor (UPF)
Voltage source converter (VSC)
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Summary:•The grid connected PV system is considered in this paper with line impedance consideration.•The PV is interfaced using LCL filter and simple design equation for LCL filter is considered.•The power balance theory control strategy is implemented with different computation equation.•The system is analyzed and investigated under different load conditions.•The overall system parameters and configuration mentioned with improved THD. In this paper solar photovoltaic (SPV) system connected to the utility grid is designed and simulated. The utility grid and SPV system are coupled with current controlled voltage source converter (VSC) and LCL filter. The design of LCL filter, MPPT algorithm and power quality improvements are discussed and simulation results are shown for the performance analysis of grid-coupled PV system under different load condition. The system is controlled through power balance theory method. The principle behind the control implementation is to evacuate the solar power generated during the daytime and the reactive power demand for the load should be supplied by the PV. The grid coupled system consists of SPV system, dc–dc boost converter, maximum power point tracking (MPPT), voltage source converter (VSC), LCL filter, different loads and three phase utility grid. This system is capable of eliminating harmonic and load balancing by supplying unbalanced current from the PV as a compensator. The system is simulated with 10kW SPV array using indirect current control scheme.
ISSN:0142-0615
1879-3517
DOI:10.1016/j.ijepes.2015.01.018