Title :
Photovoltaic reactive power limits
Author :
Albarracin, R. ; Alonso, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. Carlos III de Madrid, Leganés, Spain
Abstract :
Today, Photovoltaic (PV) inverters are working with very small values of reactive power. Then, the Power Factor (PF) is very close to the unit. So, the PV installations only inject active power into the grid. This paper aims to investigate the limits of reactive power capacity in PV generators. In this way, PV generators could be used as a controlled reactive power sources. In this paper, an introduction to the voltage control in photovoltaic generators is described and implemented in Simulink/Matlab and PSS/E.
Keywords :
AC generators; invertors; photovoltaic power systems; power generation control; reactive power control; voltage control; PSS-E; PV generators; PV installations; PV inverters; Simulink-Matlab; controlled reactive power sources; photovoltaic inverters; photovoltaic reactive power limits; reactive power capacity; voltage control; Generators; Inverters; Photovoltaic systems; Power grids; Reactive power; Voltage control; Photovoltaic (PV); Power Quality; over-voltage; reactive power;
Conference_Titel :
Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC), 2013 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wroclaw
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-3060-2
DOI :
10.1109/EEEIC.2013.6549630
