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Integrated Photovoltaic Inverters Based on Unified Power Quality Conditioner with Voltage Compensation for Submarine Distribution System

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  • Desmon Petrus Simatupang

    (School of Electrical Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea)

  • Jaeho Choi

    (School of Electrical Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea)

Abstract

This paper proposes a multi-functional Photovoltaic (PV) inverter based on the Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UPQC) configuration. Power quality improvement is a difficult issue to solve for isolated areas or islands connected to the mainland through long submarine cables. In the proposed system, the line voltage is compensated for by the series inverter while the shunt inverter delivers the PV generating power to the grid. Depending on the technical conditions of power quality and system environment, it has five different operating modes. Especially during poor power quality conditions, the sensitive load is separated from the normal load to provide a different power quality level by using the microgrid conception. In this paper, the control method and the power flow for each mode are described, and the operational performance is verified through a PSiM simulation so that it can be applied to the power quality improvement of weak grid power systems such as in isolated areas or on islands connected to the mainland by long submarine cables.

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  • Desmon Petrus Simatupang & Jaeho Choi, 2018. "Integrated Photovoltaic Inverters Based on Unified Power Quality Conditioner with Voltage Compensation for Submarine Distribution System," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-22, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:11:y:2018:i:11:p:2927-:d:178625
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    1. Dongsheng Yang & Zhanchao Ma & Xiaoting Gao & Zhuang Ma & Enchang Cui, 2019. "Control Strategy of Intergrated Photovoltaic-UPQC System for DC-Bus Voltage Stability and Voltage Sags Compensation," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(20), pages 1-21, October.
    2. Desmon Simatupang & Ilman Sulaeman & Niek Moonen & Rinaldi Maulana & Safitri Baharuddin & Amalia Suryani & Jelena Popovic & Frank Leferink, 2021. "Remote Microgrids for Energy Access in Indonesia—Part II: PV Microgrids and a Technology Outlook," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-18, October.

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