Step by step design of a high order power filter for three-phase three-wire grid-connected inverter in renewable energy system

Traditionally, when designing an LCL-filter, a three-phase inverter is simplified as a single-phase inverter for analysis and the output phase voltage is used to calculate the inverter-side current harmonics and to design inverter-side inductor. However, for a three-phase three-wire grid-tied system, the output current harmonics of inverter are directly affected by the output line to line voltage. Hence, this paper proposes a new method to analyze the inverter output current harmonics by using the equivalent phase voltage of the three phase inverter. Based on this, a step by step design method of the high order power filter is introduced. Simulations are carried out to verify the accuracy and the validity of the proposed methods through a 6 kW, 380V/50 Hz grid-connected inverter model with three different types of high order power filters.