Modeling and control of photovoltaic energy conversion connected to the grid
Abstract
This paper presents modeling and control of a photovoltaic generator (PVG) connected to the grid. The parameters of the PVG have been identified in previous work (series and parallel resistance, reverse saturation current and thermal voltage) using Newton-Raphston and the gradient algorithm. The electrical energy from a PVG is transferred to the grid via two static converters (DC/DC and DC/AC). The objective of the proposed control strategy is to maximize energy captured from the PVG. The adapted control law for extracting maximum power from the PVG is based on the incremental conductance algorithm. The developed algorithm has the capability of searching the maximum photovoltaic power under variable irradiation and temperature. To control the DC/AC inverter, an intelligent system based on two structures is constructed: a current source control structure and a voltage source control structure. The system has been validated by numerical simulation using data obtained from the PVG installed in the laboratory research (INSAT, Tunisia).
- Publication:
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Frontiers in Energy
- Pub Date:
- March 2012
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s11708-012-0169-y
- Bibcode:
- 2012FrEne...6...35N
- Keywords:
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- photovoltaic generator (PVG);
- maximum power point tracker;
- grid-connected;
- static converters