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Most of the large scale photovoltaic power plants (LS-PVPP) count on power converters with a central configuration. Advantages such as robustness, low maintenance and installation cost makes this configuration the preferred specially suitable in large scale systems. However, important drawbacks like the low efficiency level make necessary to develop new solutions for future power plants. In this paper...
The increase in penetration levels of distributed generators like PV and Wind in a distribution system makes the IEEE 519 standard to be a vital aspect towards power quality. The network resonance has been described by IEEE 519 as a major contributor towards the harmonic distortion. Non-linear loads such as transformers, machines, silicon-controlled rectifiers (SCRs), solid state devices, power transistors,...
This paper proposes a power-efficient capacitor-array-based digital-to-time converter (DTC) using a constant-slope approach. Fringe-capacitor-based digital-to-analog converter (C-DAC) array is used to regulate starting supply voltage of the constant slope fed to a fixed threshold comparator. The proposed DTC consumes only 15 μW from a 1V supply, while achieving fine resolution of 103 fs when running...
The motivation of this research arises from the design of a low scale electric generation project, where a poly-phase generator is designed to harvest the energy from static exercise machines. This article presents the development of a static power electronics scheme based on a rectifier, dc-dc converter and a voltage source inverter (VSI) that enables the efficient energy management between a variable...
Electricity in rural area of Indonesia is mostly in small-scale with diesel generator as the main power source. These diesel generators are mostly in the latter stage of operational age, thus have limited capability and poor performance. Microgrid has been introduced lately, as a system to integrate more renewable energy sources to the existing power system. Photovoltaic (PV) source is one of the...
Microgrid research and development in the past decades have been one of the most popular topics. Similarly, the photovoltaic generation has been surging among renewable generation in the past few years, thanks to the availability, affordability, technology maturity of the PV panels and the PV inverter in the general market. Unfortunately, quite often, the PV installations are connected to weak grids...
This paper presents a compact power control unit (PCU) for hybrid electric vehicles. The authors use silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET power modules with insulated ceramic substrates, resulting in high thermal conductivity. In addition, direct connection of aluminum-made chassis of a reactor and a capacitor to the heat sink makes it possible to highly release heat generation of them. These two measures...
This paper introduces the high voltage generation architectures derivation methodology and comparative evaluation of high voltage power generation architectures based on the key performance items such as efficiency, power density, high voltage pulse speed, high voltage pulse ripple, HV insulation and scalability for different output voltage and output power ratings. Based on comparative evaluation...
Power quality of ac bus voltage is a key issue for microgrids. A model-predictive-control (MPC)-based distributed bus voltage compensation methods using inverter-interfaced distributed generators (DGs) connected to the concerned bus is proposed. The presented method can compensate bus voltage unbalance and harmonics and share the compensated current between inverters autonomously, with neither communication...
The paper deals with a high efficiency boost rectifier for high rotational speed Gen-Set applications. It is tailored around a permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) featuring an open end winding configuration. According to such a configuration the generator stator windings are connected on one side to a three level T-type unidirectional rectifier, and on the other side, to an auxiliary two-level...
This paper presents a comprehensive overview of power converters and their control techniques for AC microgrids. The aim is to give an insight and direction for researchers and applications on promising topologies, control, and application within future smart grid. The paper first focuses on presenting various power converter topologies used in AC microgrids. Then, suitable control techniques for...
Indian costal region has low ocean wave flux density but it has a vast seashore area due to which the overall potential of ocean wave energy is extremely high. In addition, harnessing of ocean wave energy has minimum environmental impact. Till date only one project based on oscillating water column has been established in India. The project covers huge constructional area with high complexity. Therefore...
The photovoltaic (PV) source simulators are widely used to test solar inverters, evaluate their control algorithms and study their grid integration issues in the laboratory settings. Many commercial programmable dc power supplies can be re-programed to be PV simulators. Due to the bulky output dc capacitors, the dynamic response and the bandwidth of these PV simulators are significantly limited, which,...
The paper has as first objective the overview of the active distribution networks for the future, their viability with existing equipment and components. The presented applications are intended for industrial-type networks with local power generation in view of their efficient integration into an intelligent distribution network. The main scientific goal of the paper is to test the stability issues...
The hybrid power system consisting of new energy inverters and diesel generators has become a typical case of independent power systems in remote areas. Aiming at the problem of generator overload caused by sudden load applying in such systems, this paper proposes a novel emergency control strategy which increases the inverter output power according to the changing rate of system frequency. This control...
This paper concerns the application of three-level neutral point clamped (NPC) voltage source inverter (VSI) to electrical energy conversion of the photovoltaic (PV) power plant. The grid-connected 3-phase NPC inverter is powered via the split DC-link composed of the capacitive divider (Fig. 1). It enables the usage of two DC-buses independently which can be supplied by the separated boost-type DC-DC...
This article presents the losses of a 5 MW wind turbine generating system comprising of a permanent magnet assisted synchronous reluctance generator (PMaSynRG) system as well as an IGBT equipped forced-commutated inverter. In this article, the focus is on the classical 2-level converter and the NPC converter. Their inverter losses using three types of modules were calculated and compared.
In photovoltaic-battery systems, more attention is usually paid to the MPPT control while the battery management is put aside. This paper proposes two control strategies for an integrated PV-battery system, both of them making it possible to perform MPPT or regulate the battery voltage to its maximum value in order to prevent it from overcharging. Simulation results prove the feasibility of both controls.
The intermittent character of the photovoltaic generator, power electronic converters and load dynamic are the main factors leading operation instability in islanded microgrids. The necessity of the immediate control within the micro-source is very important since it impacts the interaction between micro-sources in the microgrid. This control level must be characterized by a fast and accurate response...
Installation and control of proposed and/or connected distributed generation is constrained technically by the relevant protection systems, network structure and by documentation that governs its operation. This documentation which refers openly to the regulatory framework, standards and specification both by a utility, municipality or government regulatory body guides the manner in which a distributed...
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