Modeling and Simulation for an 8 kW Three-Phase Grid-Connected Photo-Voltaic Power System
Gird-connected Photo-Voltaic (PV) systems rated as 5-10 kW level have advantages of scalability and energy-saving, so they are very typical for small-scale household solar applications. In this paper, an 8 kW three-phase grid-connected PV system model is proposed and studied. In this high-fidelity model, some basic PV system components such as solar panels, DC-DC converters, DC-AC inverters and three-phase utility grids are mathematically modelled and organized as a complete simulation model. Also, an overall power controller with Maximum Power Point Control (MPPT) is proposed to achieve both high-efficiency for solar energy harvesting and grid-connection stability. Finally, simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the PV system model and the proposed controller, and power quality issues are discussed.
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Published in: Open Physics
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0
See article on publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/phys-2017-0070
Funding
Open access funding provided by the Qatar National Library.
History
Language
- English
Publisher
De GruyterPublication Year
- 2017
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This Item is licensed under the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 LicenseInstitution affiliated with
- Hamad Bin Khalifa University
- Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute - HBKU
