Impact of smart photovoltaic inverter control modes on medium‐voltage grid voltage and inverter lifetime: An experimental approach
Abstract This study relies on an experimental approach, utilising real data from multiple photovoltaic (PV) sites located in the US Northeaster region, to inspect how different inverter reactive and active power settings impact gird voltage regulation and inverter life expectancy. These voltage regu...
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| description | Abstract This study relies on an experimental approach, utilising real data from multiple photovoltaic (PV) sites located in the US Northeaster region, to inspect how different inverter reactive and active power settings impact gird voltage regulation and inverter life expectancy. These voltage regulation schemes come at a cost for the operator. Data from different solar sites with inverters running at different reactive and active power settings were analysed to compare operational trade‐offs. These trade‐offs range from production losses to shortening the lifetime of the inverters. Voltage versus reactive power plots were analysed to show production losses, while the thermal analysis was used to correlate with the inverter life expectancy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-295d9567d6cd48e398a58799aaecaa0c2023-08-11T12:33:32ZengWileyIET Smart Grid2515-29472023-08-016438039010.1049/stg2.12105Impact of smart photovoltaic inverter control modes on medium‐voltage grid voltage and inverter lifetime: An experimental approachAhmed Mohamed0George Saadeh1Ali Kashefi Kaviani2Smart Grid Interdependencies Laboratory Department of Electrical Engineering City University of New York City College New York New York USASmart Grid Interdependencies Laboratory Department of Electrical Engineering City University of New York City College New York New York USAL&T Technology Services LLC Peoria Illinois USAAbstract This study relies on an experimental approach, utilising real data from multiple photovoltaic (PV) sites located in the US Northeaster region, to inspect how different inverter reactive and active power settings impact gird voltage regulation and inverter life expectancy. These voltage regulation schemes come at a cost for the operator. Data from different solar sites with inverters running at different reactive and active power settings were analysed to compare operational trade‐offs. These trade‐offs range from production losses to shortening the lifetime of the inverters. Voltage versus reactive power plots were analysed to show production losses, while the thermal analysis was used to correlate with the inverter life expectancy.https://doi.org/10.1049/stg2.12105photovoltaic power systemssmart power grids |
| spellingShingle | Ahmed Mohamed George Saadeh Ali Kashefi Kaviani Impact of smart photovoltaic inverter control modes on medium‐voltage grid voltage and inverter lifetime: An experimental approach IET Smart Grid photovoltaic power systems smart power grids |
| title | Impact of smart photovoltaic inverter control modes on medium‐voltage grid voltage and inverter lifetime: An experimental approach |
| title_full | Impact of smart photovoltaic inverter control modes on medium‐voltage grid voltage and inverter lifetime: An experimental approach |
| title_fullStr | Impact of smart photovoltaic inverter control modes on medium‐voltage grid voltage and inverter lifetime: An experimental approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of smart photovoltaic inverter control modes on medium‐voltage grid voltage and inverter lifetime: An experimental approach |
| title_short | Impact of smart photovoltaic inverter control modes on medium‐voltage grid voltage and inverter lifetime: An experimental approach |
| title_sort | impact of smart photovoltaic inverter control modes on medium voltage grid voltage and inverter lifetime an experimental approach |
| topic | photovoltaic power systems smart power grids |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1049/stg2.12105 |
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