Development of grid interaction features for a utility-interactive photovoltaic inverter

Author

Inzunza, Rubén ; Li, Junpeng ; Sumiya, Takeshi ; Ikawa, Eiichi

Author_Institution

Power Electronics Department, Power Electronics Systems Division, Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

Volume

2

fYear

2012

fDate

2-5 June 2012

Firstpage

1482

Lastpage

1487

Abstract

This paper presents grid interaction features implemented in a utility-scaled photovoltaic inverter. The aim is to provide grid support according to applicable standards and grid codes. Islanding detection, voltage ride-through, reactive power control and active power control algorithms were developed and implemented in a 500kW and a 630kW photovoltaic inverter. Adjustable settings are provided to comply with several standards and local grid codes. Test results performed with a down-scaled inverter are presented for anti-islanding, voltage ride-through, reactive power control and other features demonstrating compliance with most relevant standards and grid codes.

Keywords

Inverters; Photovoltaic systems; Power system stability; Reactive power; Reactive power control; Standards; Low Voltage Ride-Through; Photovoltaic inverter; Reactive Power Control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference (IPEMC), 2012 7th International

Conference_Location

Harbin, China

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-2085-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPEMC.2012.6259044

Filename

6259044