Harmonic characterization of grid connected PV systems & validation with field measurements

IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting

Volumn 2015-September, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Chidurala, Annapoorna ^a   Saha, Tapan ^a   Mithulananthan, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

field measurements; harmonics; low voltage distribution network; solar irradiance; Solar PV systems

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT;

FIELD MEASUREMENT; HARMONICS; LOW VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; SOLAR PV SYSTEMS;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84956858954     PISSN: 19449925     EISSN: 19449933     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PESGM.2015.7286198     Document Type: Conference Paper

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