Development of Flexible Active Power Control Strategies for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Inverters by Modifying MPPT Algorithms

Ariya Sangwongwanich; Yongheng Yang; Frede Blaabjerg

doi:10.1109/IFEEC.2017.7992423

Development of Flexible Active Power Control Strategies for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Inverters by Modifying MPPT Algorithms

Ariya Sangwongwanich, Yongheng Yang, Frede Blaabjerg

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Abstract

As the penetration level of grid-connected PV systems increases, more advanced control functionality is demanded. In order to ensure smooth and friendly grid integration as well as enable more PV installations, the power generated by PV systems needs to be flexible and capable of: 1) limiting the maximum feed-in power, 2) ensuring a smooth change rate, and 3) providing a power reserve. Besides, such flexible power control functionalities have to be achieved in a cost-effective way in order to ensure the competitiveness of solar energy. Therefore, this paper explores flexible active power control strategies for grid-connected PV inverters by modifying maximum power point tracking algorithms, where the PV power is regulated by changing the operating point of the PV system. In this way, no extra equipment is needed, being a cost-effective solution. Experiments on a 3-kW grid-connected PV system have been performed, where the developed flexible active power control functionalities are achieved per demands.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia (IFEEC 2017 - ECCE Asia)
Number of pages	6
Publisher	IEEE Press
Publication date	Jun 2017
Pages	87-92
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5090-5157-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IFEEC.2017.7992423
Publication status	Published - Jun 2017
Event	2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia (IFEEC 2017 - ECCE Asia) - Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Province of China Duration: 3 Jun 2017 → 7 Jun 2017

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Conference	2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia (IFEEC 2017 - ECCE Asia)
Country/Territory	Taiwan, Province of China
City	Kaohsiung
Period	03/06/2017 → 07/06/2017

Keywords

Active power control
Power limiting control
Power ramp rate control
Power reserve control
Maximum power point tracking
Power curtailment
PV systems

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APETT: Advanced Power Electronic Technology and Tools
Blaabjerg, F. (PI), Munk-Nielsen, S. (CoI), Iannuzzo, F. (Project Participant), Wang, H. (Project Participant), Uhrenfeldt, C. (Project Participant), Beczkowski, S. (Project Participant), Zhou, D. (Project Participant), Choi, U. (Project Participant), Jørgensen, A. B. (Project Participant), Vernica, I. (Project Participant), Sangwongwanich, A. (Project Participant), Christensen, N. (Project Participant), Ceccarelli, L. (Project Participant), Nielsen, C. K. (Project Participant), Bahman, A. S. (Project Participant), Pedersen, K. (Project Participant), Pedersen, K. B. (Project Participant) & Kristensen, P. K. (Project Participant)
Innovation Fund Denmark
01/01/2017 → 30/06/2021
Project: Research
PV2GRID: A Next-Generation Grid Side Converter with Advanced Control and Power Quality Capabilities
Blaabjerg, F. (PI), Yang, Y. (CoI) & Sangwongwanich, A. (Project Participant)
Energinet SOV
01/01/2015 → 30/09/2017
Project: Research

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Sangwongwanich, A., Yang, Y., & Blaabjerg, F. (2017). Development of Flexible Active Power Control Strategies for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Inverters by Modifying MPPT Algorithms. In Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia (IFEEC 2017 - ECCE Asia) (pp. 87-92). IEEE Press. https://doi.org/10.1109/IFEEC.2017.7992423

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Development of Flexible Active Power Control Strategies for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Inverters by Modifying MPPT Algorithms. / Sangwongwanich, Ariya; Yang, Yongheng; Blaabjerg, Frede.
Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia (IFEEC 2017 - ECCE Asia). IEEE Press, 2017. p. 87-92.

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