RPM-SMA-based modeling of photovoltaic panels as energy sources in renewable energy systems

Author

Bialasiewicz, Jan T. ; Muljadi, Eduard

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Colorado Univ., Denver, CO, USA

Volume

4

fYear

2002

fDate

5-8 Nov. 2002

Firstpage

3360

Abstract

This paper describes the inclusion of a photovoltaic panel or PV array in the simulation of power systems that use renewable energy sources. It appears as a part of the PV array-inverter assembly that uses the inverter to perform DC to AC energy conversion. In an isolated operation, the inverter dictates the frequency and regulates the output voltage of the system. In addition, it balances the power in the systems. In systems with diesel generators, the PV array-inverter assembly is used as a preprogrammed power source and operates in the slave mode. Simulation case studies for both modes of operation are presented. In addition, we discuss the simulation of a power system, in which the master function can be switched between the diesel generator and the PV array-inverter assembly.

Keywords

diesel-electric generators; hybrid power systems; invertors; photovoltaic power systems; power system control; power system simulation; solar cell arrays; voltage control; DC to AC energy conversion; PV array; PV array-inverter assembly; RPM-SIM simulator; RPM-SMA-based modeling; diesel generators; energy sources; inverter; isolated operation; output voltage regulation; photovoltaic panels; power balancing; power system simulation; preprogrammed power source; renewable energy systems; slave mode; Assembly systems; Energy conversion; Frequency; Inverters; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Power system modeling; Power system simulation; Renewable energy resources; Solar power generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

IECON 02 [Industrial Electronics Society, IEEE 2002 28th Annual Conference of the]

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7474-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECON.2002.1182937

Filename

1182937