LAPSE:2023.31091
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LAPSE:2023.31091
Impact of Household PV Generation on the Voltage Quality in 0.4 kV Electric Grid—Case Study
April 18, 2023
This article (case study) discusses the influence of household photovoltaic generation on the voltage quality in a three-phase 0.4 kV grid. The research analyzes remotely acquired data from two specially designed three-phase Y-connected power meters to understand the PV system’s influence on the grid. The values of the voltages, currents, THD, individual harmonics, power factor, and K-factor are obtained every 200 ms over several months, creating more than 20 GB of data. The loads are typical household electrical appliances and EV portable chargers. The main conclusion after analyzing the measurements is that three-phase PV generation in the presence of household loads can create or increase grid unbalance; important current values into the neutral wire and THD and K-factor increase in some cases. The results also uncovered that without current sensing at the household connection point to the three-phase grid to control the PV inverter, the balanced phase output power of the grid-tied inverter is harmful to the 0.4 kV grid balance.
Keywords
harmonics, inverters, photovoltaic, power quality, solar energy, THD
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Apse-Apsitis P, Krievs O, Avotins A. Impact of Household PV Generation on the Voltage Quality in 0.4 kV Electric Grid—Case Study. (2023). LAPSE:2023.31091
Author Affiliations
Apse-Apsitis P: Institute of Industrial Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Riga Technical University, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia [ORCID]
Krievs O: Institute of Industrial Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Riga Technical University, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia
Avotins A: Institute of Industrial Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Riga Technical University, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia [ORCID]
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Energies
Volume
16
Issue
6
First Page
2554
Year
2023
Publication Date
2023-03-08
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1996-1073
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PII: en16062554, Publication Type: Journal Article
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