Model of quasi-Z-source inverter-based PV power systems for stability studies of multi-terminal AC grid-connected PV power systems

Photovoltaic (PV) power systems are becoming one of the most popular green power systems. Power converters are used in these systems. Among them, quasi-Z-source inverters (qZSIs) are currently on the rise. However, instabilities can appear in multi-terminal AC grid-connected power electronics, such...

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Autores: Monjo Mur, Lluís|||0000-0001-6106-097X, Sainz Sapera, Luis|||0000-0002-5670-0669, Pedra Durán, Joaquim|||0000-0003-2890-8160
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/396847
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/396847
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2023.109639
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Photovoltaic power generation
Electric current converters
Impedance (Electricity)
Solar plants
Impedance inverter
State-space representation
Energia solar fotovoltaica
Convertidors de corrent elèctric
Impedància (Electricitat)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Energia solar fotovoltaica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Electrònica de potència::Convertidors de corrent elèctric
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica
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Sumario:Photovoltaic (PV) power systems are becoming one of the most popular green power systems. Power converters are used in these systems. Among them, quasi-Z-source inverters (qZSIs) are currently on the rise. However, instabilities can appear in multi-terminal AC grid-connected power electronics, such as PV power systems, due to the interaction between power electronic controls and the grid. Modeling of qZSI-based PV power systems is lacking in the literature and stability assessment of grid-connected qZSI-based PV power systems is not yet well understood. Accordingly, the present paper contributes with an s-domain dq-real admittance transfer matrix model of qZSI-based PV power systems derived from their small-signal state-space averaged model. The paper also describes a systematic procedure to study multi-terminal AC grid-connected qZSI-based PV power systems by the nodal admittance method, where the proposed qZSI-based PV power system model is incorporated into the nodal admittance matrix to study stability concerns. Thus, AC grid dynamics in the presence of qZSI-based PV power systems can be investigated using impedance-based stability criteria. The proposed model and the procedure are applied in a stability study of two applications where solutions for improving stability issues are presented. In these applications, the two main causes of instabilities in AC-grid connected PV-qZ systems are analyzed in detail. The study is validated by PSCAD/EMTDC simulation.