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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2016.17.7.704

A Study on the Efficiency Improvement Method of Photovoltaic System Using DC-DC Voltage Regulator  

Tae, Donghyun (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Korea University of Technology & Education)
Park, Jaebum (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Korea University of Technology & Education)
Kim, Miyoung (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Korea University of Technology & Education)
Choi, Sungsik (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Korea University of Technology & Education)
Kim, Chanhyeok (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Korea University of Technology & Education)
Rho, Daeseok (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Korea University of Technology & Education)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.17, no.7, 2016 , pp. 704-712 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, the installation of photovoltaic (PV) systems has been increasing due to the worldwide interest in eco-friendly and infinitely abundant solar energy. However, the output power of PV systems is highly influenced by the surrounding environment. For instance, a string of PV systems composed of modules in series may become inoperable under cloudy conditions or when in the shade of a building. In other words, under these conditions, the existing control method of PV systems does not allow the string to be operated in the normal way, because its output voltage is lower than the operating range of the grid connected inverter. In order to overcome this problem, we propose a new control method using a DC-DC voltage regulator which can compensate for the voltage of each string in the PV system. Also, based on the PSIM S/W, we model the DC-DC voltage regulator with constant voltage control & MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) control functions and 3-Phase grid connected inverter with PLL (Phase-Locked Loop) control function. From the simulation results, it is confirmed that the present control method can improve the operating efficiency of PV systems by compensating for the fluctuation of the voltage of the strings caused by the surrounding conditions.
Keywords
Constant Voltage Control; DC-DC Voltage Regulator; Maximum Power Point Tracking; Photovoltaic System; 3-Phase Inverter;
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