Description
Book SynopsisLearn the fundamentals of smart photovoltaic (PV) inverter technology with this insightful one-stop resource Smart Solar PV Inverters with Advanced Grid Support Functionalities presents a comprehensive coverage of smart PV inverter technologies in alleviating grid integration challenges of solar PV systems and for additionally enhancing grid reliability. Accomplished author Rajiv Varma systematically integrates information from the wealth of knowledge on smart inverters available from EPRI, NREL, NERC, SIWG, EU-PVSEC, CIGRE, IEEE publications; and utility experiences worldwide. The book further presents a novel, author-developed and patented smart inverter technology for utilizing solar PV plants both in the night and day as a Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) Controller STATCOM, named PV-STATCOM. Replete with case studies, this book includes over 600 references and 280 illustrations. Smart Solar PV Inverters with Advanced Grid Support Functionalities' features include: Concep
Table of ContentsAbout the Author xxiii
Foreword xxv
Preface xxvii
Acknowledgments xxxi
List of Abbreviations xxxiii
1 Impacts of High Penetration of Solar PV Systems and Smart Inverter Developments 1
2 Smart Inverter Functions 35
3 Modeling and Control of Three-Phase Smart PV Inverters 73
4 PV-STATCOM: A New Smart PV Inverter and a New FACTS Controller 107
5 PV-STATCOM Applications in Distribution Systems 145
6 PV-STATCOM Applications in Transmission Systems 205
7 Increasing Hosting Capacity by Smart Inverters – Concepts and Applications 301
8 Control Coordination of Smart PV Inverters 369
9 Emerging Trends with Smart Solar PV Inverters 431
Index 465
