Development and testing of a 20-kW grid interactive photovoltaic power conditioning system in Western Australia

Author

Borle, Lawrence J. ; Dymond, Michael S. ; Nayar, Chemmangot V.

Author_Institution

Centre for Renewable Energy Syst. Technol. Australia, Curtin Univ. of Technol., Perth, WA, Australia

Volume

33

Issue

2

fYear

1997

Firstpage

502

Lastpage

508

Abstract

A prototype current-controlled power conditioning system has been developed and tested on a weak rural feeder line at Kalbarri, about 600 km northwest of Perth in Western Australia. This system sources 20 kW of power from a photovoltaic array with maximum power point tracking control. In addition, it provides voltage support for the power grid at Kalbarri by varying its reactive power in response to the measured voltage at the point of connection. This paper describes the development and testing of the power conditioning system

Keywords

DC-AC power convertors; PWM invertors; photovoltaic power systems; power system interconnection; solar cell arrays; 20 kW; Australia; PWM VSI; development; interactive PV power conditioning system; maximum power point tracking control; photovoltaic array; projects; testing; voltage support; weak rural feeder line; Australia; Control systems; Photovoltaic systems; Power conditioning; Power grids; Prototypes; Reactive power; Solar power generation; System testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-9994

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/28.568016

Filename

568016