Abstract
Photovoltaic power plants pose some challenges when integrated with the power grid. the PV plants always focus on extracting the maximum power from the arrays. This makes the PV system unavailable for helping in regulating the grid frequency as compared to conventional generators. the objective of this paper is to introduce a pseudo power point tracking which provides frequency regulation functionality to PV systems. This method is fast and helps in creating a reserve which can be utilized for frequency stability. Control technique discussed in this paper allows the control over the amount of active power injected into the grid. This paper also discusses the energy storage option for frequency regulation.
Recommended Citation
V. A. Pappu et al., "Implementing Frequency Regulation Capability in a Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant," North American Power Symposium 2010, NAPS 2010, article no. 5618965, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Dec 2010.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/NAPS.2010.5618965
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Frequency regulation; Modified fractional open circuit voltage algorithm; Online search algorithm; Pseudo power point tracking; Reserve power
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-142448046-3
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
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Publication Date
17 Dec 2010
