A control methodology and characterization of dynamics for a photovoltaic (PV) system interfaced with a distribution network

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1538-1551

  Yazdani, Amirnaser ^a   Dash, Prajna Paramita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control; Eigenvalue analysis; Feedforward; Modal analysis; Participation factor; Photovoltaic (PV); Power electronics; Voltage source converter

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUE ANALYSIS; FEEDFORWARD; PARTICIPATION FACTOR; PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV); VOLTAGE-SOURCE CONVERTER;

DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; DYNAMICS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC LOAD DISPATCHING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MODAL ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POWER CONVERTERS; POWER ELECTRONICS; REMOTE CONTROL; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS; SYSTEM THEORY; VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

CONTROLLERS;

EID: 67650697138     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2009.2016632     Document Type: Article

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