Control proposal for photovoltaic inverters with reactive power supply for voltage stability during momentary sags and in steady state

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current saturation, distributed generation, electrical energy quality, momentary sag

Abstract

This work aims to present a control proposal for dual-stage photovoltaic inverters to supply reactive power aiming at voltage stability in steady state and during short-term momentary sags. For this, a study was carried out on the control and modeling techniques of the DC/DC and DC/AC converters of the photovoltaic generating unit, in addition, a modified MPPT algorithm was implemented that, together with an AVR system, will manage the power in transient regime, decreasing the active power and increasing the reactive power in order to restore the voltage level in the grid. In addition, the dynamic saturation of the current in the switches and the power of the inverter was carried out so that they operate within their nominal limits. The entire system was executed in a computational environment on the Matlab/Simulink platform. Satisfactory results were obtained regarding the supply of reactive power and assistance in voltage restoration carried out by distributed generation during momentary sag.

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Author Biographies

Luccas Soares, Universidade Federal de Itajubá - Campus Itabira

Graduating in Electrical Engineering at the Federal University of Itajubá - Campus Itabira. Technical course in Industrial Automation by SENAI - National Industrial Learning Service (2015 - 2017) with emphasis on electrical drives and industrial control.

Arthur Souza, Universidade Federal de Itajubá - Campus Itabira

Completed his graduation in 2014 from the Federal University of Uberlândia (UFU), master's (2016) and doctorate (2020) from the same institution. He is currently a professor at the Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI – campus Itabira) in Electrical Engineering. His research focuses on photovoltaic systems connected to the electrical grid with energy storage.

Anderson Piccini, Instituto Federal de Educacao, Ciencia e Tecnologia do Parana - Campus Paranavaí

PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Uberlandia (UFU) (2022). He served as an effective professor at the Federal Institute of Tocantins. He is currently an Effective Professor at the Federal Institute of Paraná (IFPR) Campus Paranavaí in the industry area.

Ivan Santos, Universidade Federal de Uberlandia

Born on 07/13/1979, in Prata-MG, he is an electrical engineer (2005), master (2007) and doctor (2011) in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Uberlandia (UFU). In 2014 he finished his postdoctoral internship at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Netherlands. He is a professor and researcher at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at UFU.

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Published

2023-04-19

How to Cite

Soares, L. ., Souza, A., Piccini, A., & Santos, I. (2023). Control proposal for photovoltaic inverters with reactive power supply for voltage stability during momentary sags and in steady state. IEEE Latin America Transactions, 21(9), 1007–1014. Retrieved from https://latamt.ieeer9.org/index.php/transactions/article/view/7860

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Special Issue on Sustainable Energy Sources for an Energy Transition