A New Approach to LCL Filter Design for Grid-Connected PV Sources

Mohammad Amin Chitsazan; Andrzej M. Trzynadlowski

doi:doi:10.11648/j.epes.20170604.14

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A New Approach to LCL Filter Design for Grid-Connected PV Sources

Mohammad Amin Chitsazan, Andrzej M. Trzynadlowski

Published in American Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems (Volume 6, Issue 4)

Received: 1 July 2017 Accepted: 10 July 2017 Published: 31 July 2017

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Abstract

Power converters have been widely employed in power systems to enhance the quality and magnitude of the power drawn from renewable energy sources. An LCL filter for connection of an inverter to the grid is often used to mitigate the harmonics generated by the inverter. Based on different design methodologies, optimal parameters of LCL filters tend to vary in wide ranges. This paper describes a new approach to an LCL filter used for minimizing the harmonic currents. A phase shifting transformer is inserted into the structure of an LCL filter to minimize the harmonic current. The procedures and techniques described in this paper are particularly suited for the grid-connected photovoltaic energy systems.

Published in	American Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems (Volume 6, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.epes.20170604.14
Page(s)	57-63
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2017. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

LCL Filters, Phase Shifting Transformers, PV Systems, Total Harmonic Distortion

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Mohammad Amin Chitsazan

Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, USA
Andrzej M. Trzynadlowski

Department of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, USA

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