Control strategy to maximize the power capability of PV three-phase inverters during voltage sags

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Under voltage sags, grid-tied photovoltaic inverters should remain connected to the grid according to low-voltage ride-through requirements. During such perturbations, it is interesting to exploit completely the distributed power provisions to contribute to the stability and reliability of the grid. In this sense, this paper proposes a low-voltage ride-through control strategy that maximizes the inverter power capability by injecting the maximum-rated current during the sag. To achieve this objective, two possible active power situations have been considered, i.e., high- and low-power production scenarios. In the first case, if the source is unable to deliver the whole generated power to the grid, the controller applies active power curtailment to guarantee that the maximum rated current is not surpassed. In the second case, the maximum allowed current is not reached, thus, the control strategy determined the amount of reactive power that can be injected up to reach it. The control objective can be fulfilled by means of a flexible current injection strategy that combines a proper balance between positive- and negative-current sequences, which limits the inverter output current to the maximum rated value and avoid active power oscillations. Selected experimental and simulation results are reported in order to validate the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.
CitationSosa, J., Castilla, M., Miret, J., Matas, J., Al-Turki, Y. Control strategy to maximize the power capability of PV three-phase inverters during voltage sags. "IEEE transactions on power electronics", 01 Abril 2016, vol. 31, núm. 4, p. 3314-3323.
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Publisher versionhttp://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=7145468
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