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Impact of Interconnected PV Systems on Power Quality of Distribution Networks

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A2: Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2021) | Viewed by 2992

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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: modeling, simulation, and advanced control of power electronic converters and their applications in renewable energy systems; solid state transformers; power quality enhancement

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Department of Electrical Power Conversion, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
Interests: control of electrical machine drives; renewable energy; energy storage systems; smart grids and power quality

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Institute for Renewable Energy, EURAC Research, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
Interests: electric grid modeling and operations; photovoltaic hosting capacity analysis and integration; signal-processing algorithms for energy-related; measurements applications mainly focused on synchrophasors and grid state estimation

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Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malta, MSD 2080 Msida, Malta
Interests: control of power electronic converters applied to renewable energy sources; smart grids; power systems; power quality and energy efficiency
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Instituto de Energía Solar, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Interests: energy yield simulation; performance assessment; due diligence; monitoring; reporting; fault detection and diagnosis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The number of interconnected PV systems on the grid has been growing steadily in recent years. The contribution to low carbon electricity generation is desirable; however, the influx necessitates determination of its impact on the power quality of distribution networks. Issues such as voltage profile variation and harmonic distortion have been identified. A further understanding of potential issues and the influence on the network power quality is thus necessary.

This Special Issue welcomes original theoretical and practical contributions along with review papers on various aspects of power quality related to grid-connected PV systems. Topics include but are not limited to:

  • Representation of power quality characteristics in PV system software models;
  • Improved power converter topologies and modulation strategies for mitigation of power quality issues;
  • Advanced PV system control structures and their tuning for mitigation of power quality effects;
  • Impact on distribution networks’ power quality indicators from the integration of PV systems;
  • Effect of network connection and capacity on the interaction of PV systems with the network;
  • Integrated PV and energy storage systems and their impact on the voltage profile variation;
  • Monitoring and analysis of power quality effects arising from grid-connected PV systems;
  • Advanced measurements and signal processing techniques to detect power quality in the presence of PV systems;
  • Electromagnetic interference in PV systems.

Prof. Dr. Sonia Ferreira Pinto
Dr. Cedric Caruana
Dr. Grazia Barchi
Dr. John Licari
Dr. Jonathan Leloux
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Direct Power Control of a Single Stage Current Source Inverter Grid-Tied PV System
by Erhab Youssef, Pedro B. C. Costa, Sonia F. Pinto, Amr Amin and Adel A. El Samahy
Energies 2020, 13(12), 3165; https://doi.org/10.3390/en13123165 - 18 Jun 2020
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Abstract
In this paper, a direct power predictive controller (DPPC) is derived for a current source inverter (CSI) based single stage photovoltaic (PV) system. The equations of the dynamics, including AC and DC filters, are formulated directly for the PV power and for the [...] Read more.
In this paper, a direct power predictive controller (DPPC) is derived for a current source inverter (CSI) based single stage photovoltaic (PV) system. The equations of the dynamics, including AC and DC filters, are formulated directly for the PV power and for the active and reactive power injected in the grid. Then, the prediction equations are synthesized straight for the power, and, at each time instant, the optimal switching vector that guarantees simultaneously the control of the power generated by the PV arrays, and the control of the reactive power in the connection to the grid is chosen. This approach aims to guarantee fast and accurate tracking of the power. The proposed system is then validated through simulation and experimental results, showing that the PV system is able to follow the power references, guaranteeing a fast response to a step in the power, and decoupled active and reactive power control, with minimum total harmonic distortion (<5%) of the currents injected in the grid. Full article
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