Active islanding detection method for the grid-connected photovoltaic generation system

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 372-379

  Chiang, Wen Jung ^a   Jou, Hurng Liahng ^a   Wu, Jinn Chang ^a   Wu, Kuen Der ^a   Feng, Ya Tsung ^b  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b Ablerex Electronics Co Ltd   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Inverter; Islanding; Photovoltaic generation system; Virtual resistor

Indexed keywords

AC POWER; ACTIVE DETECTION; DC POWER; FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCIES; GRID CONNECTED INVERTERS; GRID-CONNECTED; ISLANDING; ISLANDING DETECTION METHODS; ISLANDING OPERATIONS; LOCAL LOADS; OPERATION FREQUENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATION SYSTEM; SOLAR ARRAYS; UTILITY VOLTAGES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RESISTORS;

MESH GENERATION;

EID: 75849121699     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2009.09.018     Document Type: Article

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