A unified current loop tuning approach for grid-connected photovoltaic inverters

High level penetration of renewable energy sources has reshaped modern electrical grids. For the future grid, distributed renewable power generation plants can be integrated in a larger scale. Control of grid-connected converters is required to achieve fast power reference tracking and further to pr...

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Autores: Zhang, Weiyi, Remón Rodríguez, Daniel|||0000-0002-3124-2745, Mir Cantarellas, Antonio, Rodríguez Cortés, Pedro|||0000-0002-1865-0461
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
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:2117/100426
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/100426
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en9090723
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electric current converters
Photovoltaic power generation
DC-AC power conversion
photovoltaic (PV)
proportional resonant (PR) controller
PV inverter
Convertidors continu-altern
Energia solar fotovoltaica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies
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Sumario:High level penetration of renewable energy sources has reshaped modern electrical grids. For the future grid, distributed renewable power generation plants can be integrated in a larger scale. Control of grid-connected converters is required to achieve fast power reference tracking and further to present grid-supporting and fault ride-through performance. Among all of the aspects for converter control, the inner current loop for grid-connected converters characterizes the system performance considerably. This paper proposes a unified current loop tuning approach for grid-connected converters that is generally applicable in different cases. A direct discrete-time domain tuning procedure is used, and particularly, the selection of the phase margin and crossover frequency is analyzed, which acts as the main difference compared with the existing studies. As a general method, the approximation in the modeling of the controller and grid filter is avoided. The effectiveness of the tuning approach is validated in both simulation and experimental results with respect to power reference tracking, frequency and voltage supporting.