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

Author

Borle, Lawrence ; Dymond, Mike ; Nayar, C.V.

Author_Institution

Curtin Univ. of Technol., Perth, WA, Australia

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

8-11 Jan 1996

Firstpage

114

Abstract

A prototype current controlled power conditioning system has been developed and is being tested on a weak rural feeder line at Kalbarri, about 600 kilometers north-west of Perth in Western Australia. This system sources 20 kW of power from three photovoltaic arrays with a maximum power point tracking control. In addition, it provides voltage support for the 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; distribution networks; electric current control; photovoltaic power systems; power system control; power system interconnection; power system measurement; reactive power control; solar cell arrays; solar cells; 20 kW; PWM VSI; Western Australia; current control; development; grid interaction; maximum power point tracking control; photovoltaic arrays; photovoltaic power conditioning system; reactive power; testing; voltage support; weak rural feeder line; Australia; Control systems; Photovoltaic systems; Power conditioning; Power measurement; Prototypes; Reactive power; Solar power generation; System testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems for Industrial Growth, 1996., Proceedings of the 1996 International Conference on

Conference_Location

New Delhi

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2795-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PEDES.1996.537291

Filename

537291