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FPGA‐based implementation for improved control scheme of grid‐connected PV system with 3‐phase 3‐level NPC‐VSI
Author(s) -
Jena Satabdy,
Panda Gayadhar,
Peesapati Rangababu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of circuit theory and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.364
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1097-007X
pISSN - 0098-9886
DOI - 10.1002/cta.2448
Subject(s) - computer science , grid , phase locked loop , field programmable gate array , inverter , modular design , control theory (sociology) , decoupling (probability) , synchronization (alternating current) , interfacing , voltage , electronic engineering , engineering , topology (electrical circuits) , control engineering , embedded system , electrical engineering , jitter , computer hardware , control (management) , artificial intelligence , geometry , mathematics , operating system
Summary The large scale penetration of renewable energy resources has boosted the need of using improved control technique and modular power electronic converter structures for efficient and reliable operation of grid‐connected systems. This study investigates the performance of a grid‐connected 3‐phase 3‐level neutral‐point clamped voltage source inverter for renewable energy integration by using improved current control technique. For medium or high‐voltage grid interfacing, the multilevel inverter structure is generally used to reduce the voltage stress across the switching device as well as the harmonic distortion. The neutral‐point clamped voltage source inverter is controlled by using decoupling technique along with the proper grid synchronization via moving average filter–based phase‐locked loop. The moving average filter–based phase‐locked loop is used to reduce the delay in grid angle estimation under balanced as well as distorted grid conditions. A Lyapunov‐based approach for analysing the stability of the system has also been discussed. In this study, the hardware‐in‐loop (HIL) simulation of the control algorithm and the grid synchronization technique is realized using Virtex‐6 FPGA ML605 evaluation kit. The performance of the system is analyzed by conducting a time‐domain simulation in the Matlab/Simulink platform and its performance is examined in the HIL environment. The simulation and the hardware cosimulation results are presented to validate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.