Low-voltage PV power integration for variable frequency drives application

Conference paper (2017)

Authors

Akshatha Shetty Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
B Fernandes Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Olorunfemi Ojo Tennessee Technological University
Jan Abraham Ferreira ESE Programmes - EEMCS
Research Group
ESE Programmes (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
PWM rectifiers Four leg converters Grid connected PV systems High gain DC-DC converters Variable frequency drives
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Published Date

2017

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Electrical Sustainable Energy

Research Group

ESE Programmes

Abstract

Renewable sources like solar photovoltaic (PV) are preferred to be operated at low voltages. This necessitates high voltage boosting when they have to be connected to the high voltage DC bus. Conventional DC-DC converters (eg. boost and buck-boost) offer high voltage gain at the cost of reduced efficiency. This paper proposes a novel method to integrate low voltage PV power to the high voltage DC bus using a simple boost converter. The analysis of the proposed topology and control strategies are discussed. Simulation studies are carried out in MATLAB/SIMULINK and results for the same are presented.

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