SINGLE AND TWO STAGE INVERETER BASED GRID CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT WITH RIDE THROUGH CAPABILITY UNDER GRID FAULTS

Grid-connected PV systems will become an even active player in the future mixed power systems, which are linked by a vast of power electronics converters. In order to achieve a reliable and efficient power generation from PV systems, stringent demands have been imposed on the entire PV system. In this project, the control of VSIs used in single and two-stage grid-connected photo voltaic (PV) power plants is developed to address the issue of inverter disconnecting under various grid faults. Inverter control incorporates reactive power support in the case of voltage sags based on the grid codes’ (GCs) requirements to ride-through the faults and support the grid voltages.