Design of an On-Grid Microinverter Control Technique for Managing Active and Reactive Power in a Microgrid
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Model of the Injection System
2.1.1. Solar Panel Model
2.1.2. Active Clamp Flyback Model
- Subinterval 1
- Subinterval 2
2.1.3. Dual-Buck Inverter Model
2.2. Design of the DC-DC Controllers
2.2.1. Incremental Conductance MPPT
2.2.2. Current Control
2.2.3. Signal Filtering
2.3. Design of the DC-AC Controller
2.3.1. Voltage Control (PI)
2.3.2. Phase-Locked Loop (PLL)
2.3.3. Active and Reactive Power Control
2.3.4. Current Control
2.4. Implementation
3. Results
3.1. Simulation Results
3.1.1. Active and Reactive Power Control
3.1.2. Active Power Regulation
3.2. Experimental Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Value |
---|---|
4 μH | |
0.1 μH | |
0.632 μH | |
9.4 μF | |
101.5 μF | |
1.5 μF | |
n | 5.4 |
37.4 V | |
8.6 A | |
275 V | |
0.78 |
Parameter | Value |
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5.184 mH | |
940 μH | |
0.93 | |
0.26 | |
0.2 μF |
Parameter | Value |
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Maximum power, | 150 W |
Voltage at maximum power, | 18.7 V |
Current at maximum power, | 8.02 A |
Voltage in open circuit, | 22.3 V |
Short-circuit current, | 8.51 A |
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Burbano-Benavides, D.S.; Ortiz-Sotelo, O.D.; Revelo-Fuelagán, J.; Candelo-Becerra, J.E. Design of an On-Grid Microinverter Control Technique for Managing Active and Reactive Power in a Microgrid. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 4765. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114765
Burbano-Benavides DS, Ortiz-Sotelo OD, Revelo-Fuelagán J, Candelo-Becerra JE. Design of an On-Grid Microinverter Control Technique for Managing Active and Reactive Power in a Microgrid. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(11):4765. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114765
Chicago/Turabian StyleBurbano-Benavides, Donovan Steven, Oscar David Ortiz-Sotelo, Javier Revelo-Fuelagán, and John E. Candelo-Becerra. 2021. "Design of an On-Grid Microinverter Control Technique for Managing Active and Reactive Power in a Microgrid" Applied Sciences 11, no. 11: 4765. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114765