Power Flow analysis by Unified Power Flow Controller

It is very important to control the power flow along the transmission line. Thus to control and improve the performance of ac power systems, we need the various different types compensators Now-a-days the Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) is very popular and essential device in power systems. After introducing the FACTS technology, power flow along the transmission lines becomes more flexible and controllable. Several FACTS-devices have been introduced for various applications in power system. Among a variety of FACTS controllers, Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) is the most powerful and versatile device

Performance Analysis of Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithms Under Varying Irradiation

Photovoltaic (PV) system is one of the reliable alternative sources of energy and its contribution in energy sector is growing rapidly. The performance of PV system depends upon the solar insolation, which will be varying throughout the day, season and year. The biggest challenge is to obtain the maximum power from PV array at varying insolation levels. The maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller, in association with tracking algorithm will act as a principal element in driving the PV system at maximum power point (MPP). In this paper, the simulation model has been developed and the results were compared for perturb and observe, incremental conductance, extremum seeking control and fuzzy logic controller based MPPT algorithms at different irradiation levels on a 10 KW PV array. The results obtained were analysed in terms of convergence rate and their efficiency to track the MPP.Keywords: Photovoltaic system, MPPT algorithms, perturb and observe, incremental conductance, scalar gradient extremum seeking control, fuzzy logic controller.Article History: Received 3rd Oct 2016; Received in revised form 6th January 2017; Accepted 10th February 2017; Available onlineHow to Cite This Article: Naick, B. K., Chatterjee, T. K. & Chatterjee, K. (2017) Performance Analysis of Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithms Under Varying Irradiation. Int Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 6(1), 65-74.http://dx.doi.org/10.14710/ijred.6.1.65-7

Analysis of Maximum power Point Tracking in Solar Photovoltaic System

This paper presents a grid synchronization technique based on adaptive notch twist for SPV (Solar Photovoltaic) system along with MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) techniques. An efficient grid synchronization technique offers capable detection of various components of grid signal like phase and frequency. It also acts as a obstruction for harmonics and other turbulence in grid signal. A reference phase signal synchronized with the grid voltage is provided by the grid synchronization technique to standardize the system with grid codes and power quality standards. Hence, grid synchronization unit plays important role for grid connected SPV systems. As the output of the PV array is variable in nature with the meteorological parameters like irradiance, temperature and wind etc. In order to maintain a constant DC voltage at VSC (Voltage Source Converter) input, MPPT control is required to track the maximum power point from PV array. In this work, a variable step size P & O (Perturb and Observe) MPPT technique with DC/DC boost converter has been used at first stage of the system