Title :
Power management of inverter interfaced solar PV microgrid: A review of the current technological trend
Author :
Machinda, G.T. ; Chowdhury, S. ; Chowdhury, S.P. ; Mbav, W. Nguz
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Abstract :
This paper gives an in-depth review of some of the commonly used power management strategies for inverter interfaced solar PV microgrids. Solar PV microgrids tend to produce unstable power due to the variation of solar irradiance. This means there is always a power difference between the generation and the load. This difference would have a negative impact on the power quality if it is not managed properly and intelligently. Apart from the review, the paper also discusses the current research being undertaken by the authors.
Keywords :
distributed power generation; invertors; photovoltaic power systems; power supply quality; power system management; solar power stations; inverter interfaced solar PV microgrid; power management strategy; power quality; solar irradiance; Batteries; Computer architecture; Optimization; Power system stability; Reactive power; Voltage control; grid-connected; microgrid; power flow; power sharing; real power management; standalone;
Conference_Titel :
Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), 2012 47th International
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2854-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2855-5
DOI :
10.1109/UPEC.2012.6398564