Optimal control and operation of grid-connected photovoltaic production units for voltage support in medium-voltage networks

IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 254-263

  Bonfiglio, Andrea ^a   Brignone, Massimo ^a   Delfino, Federico ^a   Procopio, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distributed generation; Feedback Linearization (FBL); Losses reduction; Photovoltaic (PV) power; Pulsewidth modulation (PWM) inverter control; Voltage profile; Voltage support

Indexed keywords

INVERTER CONTROL; LOSSES REDUCTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC; VOLTAGE PROFILE; VOLTAGE SUPPORT;

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; FEEDBACK LINEARIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; REACTIVE POWER; WIND POWER;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84890947343     PISSN: 19493029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSTE.2013.2280811     Document Type: Article

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