Design criteria for AC link reactors in active front end converters for renewable energy applications in smart grids

Author

Fioretto, M. ; Langella, R. ; Raimondo, G. ; Rubino, G. ; Rubino, L. ; Serbia, N. ; Testa, A. ; Marino, P.

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Ing. dell´´Inf. (DII), Seconda Univ. degli Studi di Napoli, Aversa, Italy

fYear

2012

fDate

9-12 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

515

Lastpage

520

Abstract

Design criteria for the AC link reactor of a Synchronous Active Front End (SAFE) system used as interface between a generic renewable energy source and the distribution grid is presented. After a brief description on the choice of the other system components, a variation range inside which the AC reactor value can be selected is proposed basing on an analytic approach. In particular, the lower limit has been defined by considering the Power Quality (PQ) impact of the current injected to the AC network while the upper limit has been defined by considering the system controllability. Simulations on a case study have been performed in order to validate the proposed approach.

Keywords

power convertors; power distribution; power supply quality; reactors (electric); smart power grids; AC link reactors; AC network; AC reactor value; PQ impact; SAFE system; active front end converters; analytic approach; distribution grid; generic renewable energy source; power quality impact; renewable energy applications; smart grids; synchronous active front end system; system components; system controllability; Controllability; Harmonic analysis; Inductors; Inverters; Power quality; Renewable energy resources; Topology; AC Link Reactor; Active Front End; Current Harmonic Distortion; Power Quality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conference and Exhibition (ENERGYCON), 2012 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Florence

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1453-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EnergyCon.2012.6348207

Filename

6348207