GRID INTERCONNECTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AT THE DISTRIBUTION LEVEL WITH POWER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FEATURES

A renewable energy source in solar form is the most imperative sustainable energy source as it is the endless source of energy. Photovoltaic system is a power system designed to supply usable solar power by means of photovoltaic's. It consists of a several components, including solar panels to absorb and convert sunlight into electricity, a solar inverter to change the electric current from DC to AC. MPPT (Maximum Power Point tracking) is a technique used commonly with wind turbines and photovoltaic solar systems to minimize power extraction under all conditions. A grid-connected photovoltaic power system or grid-connected PV power system is electricity generating solar PV power system that is connected to utility grid. A grid-connected PV system consists of solar panels, one or several inverters, a power conditioning unit and grid connected equipment. Power Quality refers to the ability of electrical equipment to consume the energy being supplied to it. This project presents complete simulation modeling and control of three phase grid connected solar photovoltaic module including evaluation of various power quality issues. The proposed grid connected PV system will be developed on MATLAB\SIMULINK. The results will be justified by hardware module.

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