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Power Angle Control of a Single Phase Grid Connected Photovoltaic Inverter for Controlled Power Transfer

Publication Type : Conference Paper

Publisher : Springer

Source : Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing

Url : https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-81-322-2671-0_43

Keywords : Photovoltaic panel, Power angle, Phase angle, Grid synchronization

Campus : Coimbatore

School : School of Engineering

Center : Electronics Communication and Instrumentation Forum (ECIF), Green Energy, Wind Energy Center

Department : Electrical and Electronics

Year : 2016

Abstract : This paper focuses on the design and development of a 500 W, single phase single stage low-cost inverter for the transfer of direct current (DC) power from the solar photovoltaic (SPV) panel to the grid while meeting the standards for interconnection. The power transfer from SPV to grid is facilitated by controlling the angle between the inverter voltage and the grid voltage i.e. the power angle or phase angle (δ). Simulation of the single stage inverter for a power rating of 500 W is implemented in MATLAB/Simulink. The synchronization of the inverter with the grid was carried out by monitoring the grid frequency continuously and updating it. The power transferred to the grid is made equal to the available power by monitoring and updating δ. A pulse-width modulation (PWM) control is implemented using PIC16F877 microcontroller for the inverter so as to deliver the available power from the solar panel to the grid, as well as, make the frequency of the output voltage of the inverter equal to the grid frequency for sustaining the synchronization.

Cite this Research Publication : Vijayakumari A., Devarajan A.T., Mohanrajan S.R. (2016) Power Angle Control of a Single Phase Grid Connected Photovoltaic Inverter for Controlled Power Transfer. In: Suresh L., Panigrahi B. (eds) Proceedings of the International Conference on Soft Computing Systems. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 397. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2671-0_43

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