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Solar PV-Supported Multi-functional UPQC for Three-Phase System Using VCO-less-FLL

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This paper demonstrates a three-phase multi-functional unified power quality conditioner (MF-UPQC) powered by solar photovoltaic (PV) using a voltage-controlled oscillator-less frequency-locked loop (VCO-less-FLL). The proposed system consists of an active shunt and series compensator linked with a shared DC link. The proposed MF-UPQC system offers clean energy and power quality (PQ) enhancement features such as harmonic elimination and balancing of source current, reactive power compensation, and mitigation of source voltage sag/swell/distortion. Furthermore, the VCO-less-FLL is proposed in this paper for proper grid synchronization under constant and changing frequency conditions. Results obtained from MATLAB/Simulink and a real-time simulator are presented to assess the performance of the MF-UPQC for various disturbances in source voltage (sag/swell/distortion) with dynamic nonlinear loading and variation in solar irradiance.The results show that the source current is balanced and sinusoidal, while the load voltage is held constant against the supply voltage variation. In addition to the mentioned conditions, the system was also tested under a supply frequency variation of 2Hz and found that the VCO-less-FLL continued the grid synchronization without altering the system operation. The system follows total harmonic distortion (THD) standards set by IEEE-519 and IEEE-1159 for source current and load voltage.

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Abbreviations

D:

Duty cycle

DG:

Distributed generator

\(e_\text {f}\) :

Frequency error component

\(e_{v \alpha ,\beta }\) :

Error \(\alpha \), \(\beta \) voltage component in VCO-less-FLL

F :

Source frequency

ISCT:

Instantaneous symmetrical component theory

INC:

Incremental conductance

IRPT:

Instantaneous reactive power theory

\(I_\text {s}\) :

Source current

\(I_\text {L}\) :

Load current

\(I_{\text {SH}}\) :

Shunt converter current

\(I_\text {pv}\) :

PV array current

\(I_\text {r}\) :

Irradiance

\(k_\text {p}\) :

Proportional gain

\(k_\text {i}\) :

Integral gain

LF:

Loop filter

MF-UPQC:

Multi-functional unified power quality conditioner

PI:

Proportional–integral

PLL:

Phase-locked loop

PQ:

Power quality

PCC:

Point of common coupling

\(P_\text {pv}\) :

Solar PV power

SRF:

Synchronous reference frame

SOGI-FLL:

Second-order generation integrator–frequency-locked loop

THD:

Total harmonic distortion

VCO-less-FLL:

Voltage-controlled oscillator-less frequency-locked loop

\(V^{*}_{\text {L},a/b/c}\) :

Reference load voltage

\(V_{1\text {L}\alpha }\) :

\(\alpha \) component of fundamental output load voltage

\(V_{1\text {L}\beta }\) :

\(\alpha \) component of fundamental output load voltage

\(V_\text {s}\) :

Source voltage

\(V_\text {L}\) :

Load voltage

\(V_\text {se}\) :

Series converter voltage

\(V_\text {DC}\) :

DC link voltage

\(V^{*}_\text {DC}\) :

Reference DC link voltage

\(V_\text {pv}\) :

PV array voltage

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Appendix A Simulation Parameters

Appendix A Simulation Parameters

PV panel: \(P_{PV}=21KW\),\(N_\text {series}=12\), \(N_\text {parallel}=8\), \(V_{oc}=36.3 V\), \(I_{mp}=7.35A\), \(V_{mp}=29V\), \(I_{sc}=7.84 A\); shunt and series interfacing inductors: \(L_{sh}=L_{se}=5mH\) ; DC link: \(V_{DC}=700V\), \(C_{DC}=6000 \mu F \) ; boost converter: \(L=12 mH\); source voltage: 415V, 50Hz; impedance of source: \(R_s=0.05 \Omega \), \(L_s=0.05 mH\); rectifier load (three-phase): \(R=20 \Omega \) , \(L=15 mH\).

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Dongre, A.A., Dubey, A.K. & Mishra, J.P. Solar PV-Supported Multi-functional UPQC for Three-Phase System Using VCO-less-FLL. Arab J Sci Eng 48, 6341–6359 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-022-07378-0

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