Direct power control of a grid-connected photovoltaic system using a fuzzy-logic based controller. (March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Farahani, Hassan Feshki; Rashidi, Farzan
• Is Part Of: Simulation. Volume 93:Number 3(2017)
• Page Start: 213
• Page End: 223
• Publication Date: 2017-03
• Subjects: Direct power control -- active and reactive powers -- inverter direct current link voltage -- grid-connected photovoltaic system -- fuzzy control; Computer simulation -- Periodicals; 003.3
• DOI: 10.1177/0037549716686165
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0037-5497

Abstract

In this paper a fuzzy logic-based controller is proposed for direct power control of three-phase grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) inverters. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the control method, a typical grid-connected PV inverter is implemented and the performance of the proposed technique is compared to a traditional proportional–integral (PI) controller. Numerical simulation results illustrate that the proposed fuzzy controller performs well in independently regulating the active and reactive output powers. Moreover, comparisons of simulation results between fuzzy and PI controllers show advantages of the fuzzy-based technique in terms of transient response characteristics, such as fast response, small overshoot, acceptable steady-state fluctuation, and high robustness.