Performance Analysis of Three-Phase Solar PV Integrated UPQC Using Space Vector Technique

: Due to the increase of load demand in future, the generation must also increase. The use of traditionalresources such as coal, diesel fuels etc., causes global warming which is leading us to shift to renewable energyresources. Renewable energy resources may in include solar, wind, tidal as the source for production. These areused in small quantities as Distribution Generators (DG) at different locations in a bus system. As the generation ofthese sources is less when connected to grid, we call them as micro-grids. These micro grids generally use theseDGs to distribute power to loads, and involve power electronic elements to control the generation. It induces energyinto the system but also create a problem of harmonic distortions and voltage sags.To eliminate these sags and harmonics in the micro grid system caused by the power electronic devicesemployed by the renewable sources, we induce a UPQC (Unified Power Quality Conditioner) system. The UPQCsystem eliminates the harmonics in the systems and restores the voltage of the micro-grid system. We introduce anew topology called instantaneous reactive power (IRP) theory in the UPQC control to operate in a more efficientway, by utilizing RES (Renewable Energy Sources) at the DC-link. The RES support the UPQC system by injectingthe active power generated by the resources through DC-link.