A Multiobjective Control Strategy for Harmonic Current Mitigation with Enhanced LVRT Operation of a Grid-Tied PV System Without PLL under Abnormal Grid Conditions

Abstract

This article proposes a novel multiobjective control strategy (MOCS) for improving the performance of grid-tied photovoltaic (GTPV) system without phase-locked loop (PLL) operating under abnormal grid voltage conditions such as harmonically distorted voltages, grid faults, and weak grid. The proposed control strategy effectively mitigates the harmonics in grid injected current, eliminates the oscillations in grid injected power, and enhances the low-voltage ride-through (LVRT) capability simultaneously during abnormal grid conditions. The LVRT capability of the GTPV system is enhanced by incorporating an active power regulator (APR) with dynamic reactive power support (DRPS) controller in the proposed control strategy. The proposed MOCS is designed in the $\alpha \beta $ stationary reference frame. Furthermore, the proposed MOCS consists of an advanced phase compensated multiresonant (APCMR) current controller and a phase-shifted reference current generator (PSRCG) integrated with the APR with DRPS controller. The APCMR suppresses the grid current harmonics under weak and distorted grid voltages and the PSRCG eliminates active and reactive power oscillations at the grid side caused by grid faults. The synchronization mechanism of the GTPV system is included in the PSRCG, and therefore, the requirement of PLL is avoided. Consequently, the associated computational burden on the digital controller is reduced. The effectiveness of the proposed control strategy is validated using the OPAL-RT digital simulator and offers superior performance compared to the conventional control strategy (COCS). © 2013 IEEE.