Grid-Interactive Solar Energy Conversion Systems

Abstract

The main objective of this chapter is to address both energy security and power quality improvement, two challenges being faced by the distribution system. The research is focused toward the design, analysis, and implementation of grid-interfaced solar photovoltaic (PV) energy conversion systems. Grid-interfaced solar PV systems can integrate the renewable power of solar PV with the utility grid and simultaneously enhance power quality at their point of common coupling (PCC). As compared to multiple device performing different operations, the proposed solar PV system can save great amount of capital investment and the system space. This also helps in increasing the effective utilization of solar PV energy conversion systems, and the cost recovery is expect to be faster. Simulated results of the presented topology and control for the grid-interfaced solar energy conversion system have been demonstrated and their performances are also reported through simulation and test results. Topology of grid-interfaced PV energy conversion has been studied and success fully implemented in the laboratory. Therefore, in this chapter, the performance of SPV generating systems have been simulated and tested under different operating conditions.