PSCAD Modules Representing PV Generator

Muljadi, E. ; Singh, M. ; Gevorgian, V.

关键词: PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS;    PVPS;    PHOTOVOLTAICS;    PV;    SOLAR;    PSCAD;    NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY;    NREL;    Solar Energy - Photovoltaics;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1096111
RP-ID  :  NREL/TP-5500-58189
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1096111

学科分类：再生能源与代替技术

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Photovoltaic power plants (PVPs) have been growing in size, and the installation time is very short. With the cost of photovoltaic (PV) panels dropping in recent years, it can be predicted that in the next 10 years the contribution of PVPs to the total number of renewable energy power plants will grow significantly. In this project, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed a dynamic modeling of the modules to be used as building blocks to develop simulation models of single PV arrays, expanded to include Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT), expanded to include PV inverter, or expanded to cover an entire PVP. The focus of the investigation and complexity of the simulation determines the components that must be included in the simulation. The development of the PV inverter was covered in detail, including the control diagrams. Both the current-regulated voltage source inverter and the current-regulated current source inverter were developed in PSCAD. Various operations of the PV inverters were simulated under normal and abnormal conditions. Symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults were simulated, presented, and discussed. Both the three-phase analysis and the symmetrical component analysis were included to clarify the understanding of unsymmetrical faults. The dynamic model validation was based on the testing data provided by SCE. Testing was conducted at SCE with the focus on the grid interface behavior of the PV inverter under different faults and disturbances. The dynamic model validation covers both the symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults.