Grid Connected PV System with MPPT Control

Balaji Siva Prasad Emandi

Introduction:
This Design Example is a Grid Connected PV System which has two stages. The first stage is a DC-DC converter which operates the PV Panel at its Maximum Power Point using the Perturb & Observe Algorithm and the second stage is a VSI with PFC Control. This regulates the DC bus voltage and supplies power to grid at unity power factor.

Circuit Snapshot:
Refer to the attached snapshot "pv_system.png".

How to use the Example:
Download the attached pv_system.zip file and unzip the contents.
Open the pv_system.ai_dsn in SaberRD and run the experiments listed in the Experiment Analyzer tool.
For more details of the design, how to run the design, etc., refer to the README.pdf file in the folder.

Note:
This design works only in SaberRD commercial edition 2015.03 and above.