A Cost-effective Three-phase Grid- connected Inverter with Maximum Power Point Tracking
A Cost-effective Three-phase Grid-connected
Inverter with Maximum Power Point Tracking
CONTENTSCONTENTS INTRODUCTION
MULTILEVEL INVERTERS
THREE-PHASE BOOST-TYPE GRID-CONNECTED
INVERTER CIRCUIT
CONTROL PRINCIPLE OF MPPT
EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION
APPLICATIONS
CONCLUSION
REFERENCE
INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION Because of global environmental concerns and
increasing energy demands, more attention is being concentrated on the renewable energy technologies.
Compared to the traditional energy resources, the PV system, which converts sunlight into electric power, releases no pollutants for environmental concern.
These types of sources supply dc power while the present power grid accepts 60Hz ac power
A solar cell is the basic building block of a PV system.
A typical cell produces 0.5 to 1V of electricity.
Solar cells are combined together to become modules or if large enough, known as an array..
Fig.1. cell to array model
Fig.2. Cascade H-bridge Multilevel inverter
MULTILEVEL INVERTERS
THREE-PHASE BOOST-TYPE GRID-CONNECTED INVERTER
Fig.3. Power Stage of the boost type inverter With PV Array Connection.
In Region-1 (0~60º), Va>0, Vc>0 and Vb<0. Additionally, their differential voltages are:
Fig.4. Six Region In A Line Cycle
Stage-Stage-1
Stage-2Stage-2
Stage-3Stage-3
Fig.5. Three stages for different switching patterns
OCC-one cycle controllerOCC-one cycle controller
It has a single power stage.
A low value dc side inductor and its input dc
voltage can vary over a wide range.
These key features of OCC are all desirable for
low cost high efficiency PV power generation.
Fig. 6. Diagram Of The OCC Core For The Boost Type Inverter
OCC-one cycle controllerOCC-one cycle controller
ControlControl principleprinciple of MPPTof MPPT
a cost-effective MPPT method integrated within the OCC controller.
It features the following advantages: i) A single power stage: MPPT and dc-to-ac
power conversion can be achieved within a single power stage.
ii) Simple control circuit: only the PV output voltage is sensed and used to achieve MPPT.
iii) Good MPPT capability with acceptable precision: well tracks the real MPP.
For a generic PV array that is comprised of M modules in parallel and N cells in series in each module, the output power is:
Where,ILG -- light-generated current of each module;
Ios -- reverse saturation current of each module;q -- Electronic charge;Rgs -- series resistance;A -- Ideality factor;K -- Boltzmann’s constant;T -- Temperature in oC.
ControlControl principleprinciple of MPPTof MPPT
OCC Controller With MPPT Function
Fig.7 OCC Controller With MPPT Function
Fig.8 Simulation Result For Pg and Pin Versus Vg
EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION
Model type: Shell SP75;
Peak power: 75W
Short circuit current: 4.8A;Open circuit voltage: 21.7V;
CLK1 and CLK2 frequency: fs = 40 kHz;
DC side capacitor: C = 3mF;
DC side inductor L = 0.6mH;
kg = 0.0675; Rs = 0.332Ω; k = 0.0096;
Fig.9 The Extracted Power Pg The Maximum Pmax And Relative Error vs. Time.
Fig.10 Input Of The Inverter Fig.11 Output Of The Inverter:
APPLICATIONAPPLICATIONCity Residential homes
Industrial Applications
Central Power Stations
Commercial buildings
Fig.12 GRID CONNECTED SOLAR SYSTEM
CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION
By using this proposed system we can effectively use the solar energy to meet a part of the day to day energy demand.
The control method is simple .
The proposed circuit requires only one power stage to achieve the MPPT function and dc-to-ac power conversion.
Data shows that the proposed method has good MPPT capability and high quality output performance
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