Harmonic Modelling of Solar Inverters and Their Interaction with the Distribution Grid

Author

Bosman, A.J.A. ; Cobben, J.F.G. ; Myrzik, J.M.A. ; Kling, W.L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol.

Volume

3

fYear

2006

fDate

6-8 Sept. 2006

Firstpage

991

Lastpage

995

Abstract

Excessive harmonic distortion has been reported in some distribution grids with a high number of photovoltaic inverters. In this paper, a simple model is introduced to describe the interaction between grid components and groups of inverters which can lead to amplification of harmonic voltages. The model is validated by using extensive measurements for several types of commercially available photovoltaic inverters. The measurement setup and method are described and the results are presented

Keywords

distribution networks; harmonic distortion; invertors; photovoltaic power systems; power grids; power system harmonics; power system measurement; power system simulation; distribution grid; harmonic distortion; harmonic modelling; measurement method; photovoltaic inverters; solar inverters; Admittance; Frequency; Harmonic distortion; Impedance; Inverters; Photovoltaic systems; Power electronics; Power system harmonics; Solar power generation; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Universities Power Engineering Conference, 2006. UPEC '06. Proceedings of the 41st International

Conference_Location

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Print_ISBN

978-186135-342-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/UPEC.2006.367628

Filename

4218836