Title :
Multifunctional Photovoltaic Inverter Systems - energy management and improvement of Power Quality and Reliability in industrial environments
Author_Institution :
Div. Syst. Eng. & Grid Integration, Inst. for Solar Energy Syst., Kassel, Germany
Abstract :
A multifunctional photovoltaic inverter system providing additional functionalities is introduced. Beside the intrinsic injection of PV energy, improvement of power quality and reliability (PQR), reactive power compensation, peak shaving and provision of ancillary services is conceivable. Such systems are of economical interest since the combination of two systems is less expensive and PV energy is priced at special tariffs in several countries. Within a research project funded by the German government a prototype in the range of 100 kVA is being developed by ISET e.V.1 and SMA Solar Technology AG. Testing is performed in laboratory and at a test site in an industrial environment. This paper describes the technical realization of the system and provides results concerning practicability of the addressed additional functionalities in terms of simulations and measurements.
Keywords :
energy management systems; industrial power systems; invertors; photovoltaic power systems; power supply quality; power system reliability; SMA Solar Technology AG; apparent power 100 kVA; energy management; multifunctional photovoltaic inverter systems; peak shaving; power quality and reliability; reactive power compensation; Ancillary Services; Industrial Application; Inverters; Peak Shaving; Photovoltaic; Power Generation; Power Quality and Reliability; Reactive Power Compensation;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, 2009. ECCE 2009. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2893-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2893-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECCE.2009.5316396