Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems with Energy Storage for Ancillary Services

Luccas Tadeu Farnezes Soares, Arthur Costa de Souza, Waner Wodson Aparecido Gonçalves Silva (), Luiz Felipe Pugliese and Guilherme Henrique Alves
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Luccas Tadeu Farnezes Soares: Institute of Technological Sciences, Federal University of Itajubá, Itabira Campus, Itabira 35903-087, MG, Brazil
Arthur Costa de Souza: Institute of Technological Sciences, Federal University of Itajubá, Itabira Campus, Itabira 35903-087, MG, Brazil
Waner Wodson Aparecido Gonçalves Silva: Institute of Technological Sciences, Federal University of Itajubá, Itabira Campus, Itabira 35903-087, MG, Brazil
Luiz Felipe Pugliese: Institute of Technological Sciences, Federal University of Itajubá, Itabira Campus, Itabira 35903-087, MG, Brazil
Guilherme Henrique Alves: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia 38400-902, MG, Brazil

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 21, 1-34

Abstract: This paper presents the topology and control of a photovoltaic inverter with an internal battery storage system in conjunction with droop control designed to perform ancillary services such as frequency and reactive power support (voltage regulation), active power dispatch through a proposal to control the charging and discharging of batteries and harmonic current compensation (active filter) in a microgrid connected to an IEEE 13-bus system. The converter in question consists of two stages, a 3-level NPC DC/AC converter and Boost and Buck-Boost DC/DC converters. The system in question is capable of helping to dampen frequency oscillations, as well as regulating the PCC charging curve by charging or discharging the battery bank. In addition, the proposed system is capable of supplying reactive power to the grid on a permanent basis, thus helping with voltage control. It is also capable of compensating for harmonic currents caused by non-linear loads connected to the PCC. In this context, we can see the multifunctionality of the photovoltaic inverter in helping to mitigate disturbances associated with the power quality, with the differential of charge and discharge control to preserve the useful life of the energy storage system. For this study, Matlab/Simulink software was used to implement and validate the proposed topology and control systems. In the computer simulations carried out, satisfactory results were obtained in relation to the execution of the ancillary services mentioned above, thus demonstrating the viability of the proposed strategy.

Keywords: photovoltaic generation; frequency support; reactive power support; load curve regulation; harmonic compensation; energy storage system; battery system; power quality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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