Design and Implementation of a Modular Multilevel Inverter with FACTS Capability for Wind and PV systems
Journal Title: International journal of Emerging Trends in Science and Technology - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 12
Abstract
In this paper, a new three-phase inverter with flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) capability is presented. The proposed inverter is placed between the PV cell and the grid, same as a regular inverter, and is able to regulate active and reactive power transferred to the grid. This inverter is equipped with distribution static synchronous compensators option in order to control the power factor (PF) of the local feeder lines. Using the proposed inverter for small-to-medium-size wind applications will eliminate the use of capacitor banks as well as FACTS devices to control the PF of the distribution lines. The goal of this paper is to introduce new ways to increase the penetration of renewable energy systems into the distribution systems. This will encourage the utilities and customers to act not only as a consumer, but also as a supplier of energy. Moreover, using the new types of converters with FACTS capabilities will significantly reduce the total cost of the renewable energy application. In this paper, modular multilevel converter is used as the desired topology to meet all the requirements of a three-phase system such as compatibility with IEEE standards, total harmonic distortion (THD), efficiency, and total cost of the system. The proposed control strategy regulates the active and reactive power using power angle and modulation index, respectively. The function of the proposed inverter is to transfer active power to the grid as well as keeping the PF of the local power lines constant at a target PF regardless of the incoming active power from the wind turbine. The simulations for an 11-level inverter have been done in MATLAB/Simulink. To validate the simulation results, a scaled prototype model of the proposed inverter has been built and tested.
Authors and Affiliations
Durga R CH Nookesh
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP242705
- DOI -
- Views 131
- Downloads 0
Radio Frequency Ablation - The Magic treatment for Osteoid Osteoma
Osteoid osteoma is a relatively common benign bone tumour, always small in size (less than 2 cm) and painful. It occurs mainly in children and young adults. The basic radiological element is a distinctive small rounded a...
Length-weight relationship and condition of Mystus cavasius (Hamilton) from lower Indus River at Thatta District, Sindh, Southern Pakistan
Mystus cavasius a Bagirid catfish is one of the commercially important fish. Paper presents the first report on any biological aspect of this important catfish. Studies on Length-weight relationship and condition factor...
Emotion Based Music System
The human face is an important organ of an individual‘s body and it especially plays an important role in extraction of an individual‘s behavior and emotional state. Manually segregating the list of songs and generating...
Toxicologic Pathology of Carbaryl in Pigeons in Basrah/ Iraq
The present research project was done on toxicologica pathology of carbaryl in local pigeons, in four group: untreated control, low dose (12.5mg/kg), intermediate dose (25 mg/kg) and high dose(50 mg/kg). The study showed...
V-SERVICE
Modern handheld devices such as smart phones and PDAs have become increasingly powerful in recent years. It mainly uses Android architecture. Android is the world's most popular mobile platform. It provides features like...