Short-circuit analysis of grid-connected PV power plants considering inverter limits

This paper presents a short-circuit analysis of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) power plants, which contain several Voltage Source Converters (VSCs) that regulate and convert the power from DC to AC networks. A different methodology has been adopted in this paper for short-circuit calculation. In p...

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Autores: Song, Jie; Cheah Mañé, Marc|||0000-0002-0942-661X; Prieto Araujo, Eduardo|||0000-0003-4349-5923; Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol|||0000-0002-9507-8278
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Lenguaje:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/394246
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/394246
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2023.109045
Nivel de acceso:Acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Photovoltaic power generation
PV power plants
Short-circuit calculation
Voltage source converter
Current-saturation
Energia solar fotovoltaica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Energia solar fotovoltaica
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author Song, Jie
author2 Cheah Mañé, Marc|||0000-0002-0942-661X
Prieto Araujo, Eduardo|||0000-0003-4349-5923
Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol|||0000-0002-9507-8278
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Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol|||0000-0002-9507-8278
Prieto Araujo, Eduardo|||0000-0003-4349-5923
Song, Jie
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Cheah Mañé, Marc|||0000-0002-0942-661X
Prieto Araujo, Eduardo|||0000-0003-4349-5923
Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol|||0000-0002-9507-8278
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description This paper presents a short-circuit analysis of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) power plants, which contain several Voltage Source Converters (VSCs) that regulate and convert the power from DC to AC networks. A different methodology has been adopted in this paper for short-circuit calculation. In particular, an element-based formulation is adopted to model the studied system including the grid-support control and various current-saturation states of PV inverters during the fault. An iterative approach is presented to identify the short-circuit equilibrium point that satisfies all converters’ operation limits efficiently. Case studies have been carried out on PV power plants with different numbers of inverters. The influence of the inverter grid-support operation, the main grid strength and the MV collection grid topology on system steady-state performance during the fault has been analyzed. The obtained short-circuit equilibrium points have been validated through dynamic simulations.
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spelling Short-circuit analysis of grid-connected PV power plants considering inverter limits Song, Jie Cheah Mañé, Marc|||0000-0002-0942-661X Prieto Araujo, Eduardo|||0000-0003-4349-5923 Gomis Bellmunt, Oriol|||0000-0002-9507-8278 Photovoltaic power generation PV power plants Short-circuit calculation Voltage source converter Current-saturation Energia solar fotovoltaica Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Energia solar fotovoltaica This paper presents a short-circuit analysis of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) power plants, which contain several Voltage Source Converters (VSCs) that regulate and convert the power from DC to AC networks. A different methodology has been adopted in this paper for short-circuit calculation. In particular, an element-based formulation is adopted to model the studied system including the grid-support control and various current-saturation states of PV inverters during the fault. An iterative approach is presented to identify the short-circuit equilibrium point that satisfies all converters’ operation limits efficiently. Case studies have been carried out on PV power plants with different numbers of inverters. The influence of the inverter grid-support operation, the main grid strength and the MV collection grid topology on system steady-state performance during the fault has been analyzed. The obtained short-circuit equilibrium points have been validated through dynamic simulations. Peer Reviewed Elsevier https://hdl.handle.net/2117/394246 https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2023.109045
spellingShingle Short-circuit analysis of grid-connected PV power plants considering inverter limits
Song, Jie
Photovoltaic power generation
PV power plants
Short-circuit calculation
Voltage source converter
Current-saturation
Energia solar fotovoltaica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Energia solar fotovoltaica
title Short-circuit analysis of grid-connected PV power plants considering inverter limits
title_full Short-circuit analysis of grid-connected PV power plants considering inverter limits
title_fullStr Short-circuit analysis of grid-connected PV power plants considering inverter limits
title_full_unstemmed Short-circuit analysis of grid-connected PV power plants considering inverter limits
title_short Short-circuit analysis of grid-connected PV power plants considering inverter limits
title_sort Short-circuit analysis of grid-connected PV power plants considering inverter limits
topic Photovoltaic power generation
PV power plants
Short-circuit calculation
Voltage source converter
Current-saturation
Energia solar fotovoltaica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Energia solar fotovoltaica
topic_facet Photovoltaic power generation
PV power plants
Short-circuit calculation
Voltage source converter
Current-saturation
Energia solar fotovoltaica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Energia solar fotovoltaica
url https://hdl.handle.net/2117/394246
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2023.109045