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Lekshmi S.
I.
INTRODUCTION
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II.
III.
There are four modes of operation for RSC. In the first mode
operation of RSC, the PV is directly connected to the grid
through a DC/AC operation as in Fig.3 (a). During this mode
of operation the switches S2 and S4 remains open. Second
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V
Base impedance Z = l1
b
(1)
P
n
(a)
(b)
IV.
Parameter
Abbreviation
Vll
Vph
Pn
DC voltage
Vdc
Grid frequency
fg
Switching frequency
fsw
Resonance frequency
fres
V
dc
6* L * f sw
1
(5)
From equations (4) and (5) the inverter side inductor can be
calculated. The grid side inductor (L2) is calculated using the
following equation.
1
L2 =
+1
Ka2
C *(2* * fsw)^2
f
(6)
19.05V
20.955W
17.318
183.802F
0.11A
1.038mH
9.19F
0.0135mH
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V. SIMULATION RESULTS
The simulation model of RSC during different modes of
operation with resistive load is done using PSIM platform.
The pulses for each MOSFET were generated by comparing
sinusoidal wave with a carrier wave. Reconfigurable Solar
Converter is almost similar to a Voltage Source Inverter
(VSI). The first two modes of operation of RSC were done in
PSIM platform.
Instead of solar panel a DC voltage source is been used for
simulation in PSIM. The DC voltage chosen for this purpose is
10V. A capacitor is used instead of battery for storage
purpose. The gate signal for the control of MetalOxide
Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (MOSFETs) switches
was generated by comparing sinusoidal wave with carrier
wave. The gate pulses and complimentary pulses generated is
shown in the Fig 5 (a) and Fig 5(b) respectively.
The mode 1 operation of RSC, were the solar panel feeds
the grid is shown in Fig 6. In PSIM platform instead of solar
panel a DC source of 10 V was used. During this mode of
operation the battery is been disconnected from the solar
panel. A DC to AC mode of operation takes place in this
mode. During mode 1 of operation the RSC works as normal
Voltage Source Inverter (VSI).
The Fig 7 shows the three phase output voltage and current
across the resistive load during mode 1 operation. The output
voltage obtained in each phase is 4.8V with 120 degree phase
shift, when an input of 10V is given. The output current
obtained in each phase is 0.3 A.
(a)
(b)
Fig 7 (a) Three phase output voltage during mode 1 (b) three phase output
current during mode 1 operation
(b)
Fig 5 (b) complementary pulses for MOSFET switch
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The switching points are given in such a way that the relays
connected to the grid and relay connected to the PV panel
operate simultaneously giving three phase output at the grid
side and at the same time the battery is not connected to the
panel. After few switching point the relay disconnects the
connection to the grid and connects to battery to charge the
same. The waveform obtained during simulation is shown in
Fig 11 where the grid gets three phase output voltage of 4.8V
and the battery charges to 10V.
Fig 11 Output voltage during mode1 and battery charging during mode 2
operation of RSC using relay
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V. CONCLUSION
The Reconfigurable Solar Converter (RSC) is a singlestage three phase solar PV converter that perform both DC/AC
and DC/DC operations. This system with minimal complexity
reduces the cost, weight and volume in comparison to
conventional multistage solar converters. The experimental
results are presented to verify the concept and to demonstrate
the characteristics of RSC. The result confirms that the system
is technically feasible and attractive for PV-battery
applications.
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