Grid-Friendly Photovoltaic Systems
Renewable energy resources have experienced a drastic increase in the electricity generation market because of fast-developing economies and industries. Among various types of renewable energy resources, wind and solar energy achieved higher growth thanks to their reduced environmental impact and abundance. Due to the reduction of photovoltaic (PV) panels cost, the growth rate of installation of PV power plants (PVPPs) is greater than that of wind power systems.
Due to the intermittent nature of renewable energy resources, especially in wind and PV power plants, Countries with a significant amount of installed renewable energy sources may face several challenges in the near future. For instance, if the amount of the generated power from renewable energy sources exceeds the load demand during peak power generation periods, the power system may be overloaded and subsequently, protection devices may be triggered. To ensure the stability and quality of the power system, power system operators continually update the requirements for PVPPs for the connection to the grid, referring to as grid codes and standards, which aim to reduce the adverse effects of the high penetration of installed PVPPs in the power system.
This seminar presents an overview of various grid codes and standards for the operation of grid-friendly PVPPs. According to these new requirements, a flexible power injection capability is required in PVPPs. Various algorithms for the flexible power point tracking in PVPPs will also be presented in this seminar. Furthermore, the operation of PVPPs under grid voltage unbalance (voltage sag) will be investigated.
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- Starts 02 July 2021 02:57 PM UTC
- Ends 08 July 2021 09:55 PM UTC
- No Admission Charge
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Dr. Hossein Dehghani Tafti of University of Western Australia
Grid-Friendly Photovoltaic Systems
Biography:
Hossein Dehghani Tafti received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering and power system engineering from the Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2009 and 2011, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 2018. From January 2018 to April 2020, he was a Research Fellow with Nanyang Technological University, where he was working on the control of photovoltaic systems for grid support. From May 2020 to May 2021, he was a senior research associate with the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, where he worked on modelling and testing of commercial photovoltaic inverters. He is currently a research fellow at the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA. His research interest includes the grid-integration of renewable energy sources, in particular, photovoltaics and energy storage and design and control of multilevel power converters.