Direct maximum power injection control of grid-connected PV micro-inverter systems connected to the grid
1 Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
2 Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 21(03), 1347–1362
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.21.3.0864
Publication history:
Received on 05 February 2024; revised on 13 March 2024; accepted on 15 March 2024
Abstract:
The increasing use of fossil fuels such as gas and oil has caused many environmental problems, including air pollution, depletion of underground resources, the destructive phenomenon of global warming, destruction of the ozone layer, and many other problems for the environment. Photovoltaic systems are one of the most promising solutions to overcome these problems. Due to the low voltage of solar panels and the higher controllability of photovoltaic systems against changes in sunlight intensity during the day, DC-DC power converters are required. In this project, the aim is to design and build a DC-DC converter with the ability to provide high voltage gain at a suitable efficiency for a 1-string photovoltaic system with the ability to track the maximum power point 2. The designed converter is designed and analyzed with the ability to provide a voltage gain of 5/6 at the critical operating point, a minimum efficiency of 94%, and a power of 500 watts. This converter uses classical soft switching, so the switching losses are reduced, which in turn increases the efficiency of the converter. This converter has a lower voltage stress on the switch (4/0) than the existing techniques. On the other hand, while new converters use a large number of switches and magnetic cores in the cell to provide high gain, this converter uses the least number of switches and magnetic cores to achieve high gain. Also, the passive elements of this converter, such as inductor and capacitor, are in the order of a few microhenries and farads, and therefore the size of these components is also reduced. In addition, due to the high gain provided in lower duty cycles, the efficiency of the switch is increased, and therefore cheaper switches can be used. Also, due to the reduction in the size of passive elements, the size of the magnetic core is also reduced, which in turn optimizes the converter economically.
Keywords:
Photovoltaic (PV); Step Up Inverter; Direct Power Control; System Impedance Matching
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