A multi-function grid connected PV system with three level NPC inverter and voltage oriented control

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2595-2610

  Tsengenes, Georgios ^a   Adamidis, Georgios ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ancillary services; Photovoltaic system; Reactive power compensation; Three level inverter; Voltage oriented control

Indexed keywords

ANCILLARY SERVICE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; REACTIVE POWER COMPENSATION; THREE-LEVEL INVERTERS; VOLTAGE ORIENTED CONTROL;

ACTIVE FILTERS; ELECTRIC LOAD DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; POWER CONVERTERS; POWER QUALITY; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; REACTIVE POWER; VECTOR SPACES;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

CONTROL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FILTER; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOFTWARE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 80053982910     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.07.017     Document Type: Article

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