Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2013, Vol. 2 ›› Issue (3): 222-226.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4239.2013.03.006

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Supercapacitors for power control in a grid-connected photovoltaic system

JIANG Zhe, YIN Zhongdong   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Alternate Electrical Power System with Renewable Energy Sources,North China Electric Power University,Beijing 102206
  • Received:2013-04-20 Online:2013-06-19 Published:2013-06-19

Abstract: Output power of a grid-connected photovoltaic power generation system is often random and fluctuant. This is harmful to the stability of the power system,the photovoltaic power consumption and power quality,and therefore restricts the development of PV generation. To address these issues,supercapacitors were adopted as a power regulating device. This controls the grid-connected photovoltaic system to enable output power according to a preset condition in a smooth and stable manner. In this paper, an analysis is done on the supercapacitor characteristics,system structure and small-signal model of the bi-directional DC / DC converter. Based on the analysis, a strategy is put forward for power and current double closed-loop with feedback hysteresis current control. Finally, simulations are carried out in the PSCAD / EMTDC environment and the results and the results suggest the feasibility of the method.

Key words: Supercapacitor, photovoltaic grid-connected system, bi-directional DC / DC converter, feedback hysteresis current control

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