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The current flow from the mains through the coupling inductor
can be obtained as
iM (t) =
Z
1 t f (t) 0 (t)g dt
M C
pLM 0
= 2 IM sin(!t + ) (4)
where
IM =
1 p(VM sin ) + (VC 0 VM cos )
2 2 (5)
!LM
Fig. 2. Simplified circuit for the proposed UPS. = sin01 p(VM sin(VC) 0+V(MVCcos0 V)M cos ) :
2 2
(6)
This can be separated into the active and reactive power voltage
components as follows
V V
PM = M C sin (8)
LM
Fig. 3. The power circuit of the converter.
VM
The system comprises two sources, e.g., the mains (VM ) and QM = (V 0 V cos ):
!LM M C
(9)
the converter (VC ). The mains (grid) voltage is uncontrolled,
but the converter voltage is controllable. The converter is a Similar to (7), the instantaneous power consumed by the load is
bi-directional type, which can convert the power from the SL (t) = C (t)iL (t): (10)
battery to AC at mains voltage and frequency, and can also act
as a battery charger (rectifier). The load as shown in Fig. 2 If the load is assumed as a linear type, so the high order harmonic
can be a linear or nonlinear load. Controlling the phase and currents can be ignored. The active power required by the load
amplitude of the converter voltage can control the power flow is
from the mains to the load.
The power circuit of the converter that involves full bridge PL = VC I1 cos 1 : (11)
insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) switches is shown in
Fig. 4 shows the phasor diagram of the proposed system.
Fig. 3. This also involves a transformer and LC filter in the AC
When the magnitude of the grid voltage is higher than the load
side. The converter voltage is used as the reference.
voltage, the converter supplies the reactive power. The inverter
current is 90 leading to the load voltage. XM indicates the
During supplying the load, the output voltage of the converter
impedance of the inductor LM in
. A higher magnitude of cur-
is assumed as
p rent will be drawn from the inverter when the grid voltage drops
C (t) = 2VC sin(!t): (1)
below the load voltage as shown in Fig. 4(b).
The mains (grid) voltage is assumed as a pure sinewave, so the
III. VOLTAGE AND POWER CONTROL CONCEPTS
instantaneous mains voltage is given by
The output voltage of the proposed UPS/DSM is maintained
p
M (t) = 2VM sin(!t + ): (2) constant at a certain value. To keep constant the load voltage is
more important than to keep the power factor at unity, particu-
larly for a weak grid system. A highly fluctuated voltage will af-
X
The load current can be expressed as
fect the load performance and may damage the equipment. The
p
iL(t) = ~ 2 In sin(n!t + n )
block diagram of the voltage stabilization control is shown in
Fig. 5. The reference voltage, Vr , is obtained from an oscillator
p
n=1
p X
= 2 Il sin(!t + 1 ) + ~ 2 In sin(n!t + n ): (3)
that is synchronized to the grid voltage. The converter output
voltage, VC , is used as the feedback signal. The magnitude of
n=2 the reference voltage and VC is fed to a summing point, resulting
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Fig. 8. Experimental result: grid voltage and inverter voltage for 5 kW resistive
load.
Fig. 11. Experimental result: the voltage and current for inverter stand-alone
with 5 kW load.
Fig. 9. Experimental result: mains voltage and mains current during supplying
5 kW system load (resistive).
Fig. 12. Experimental result: the mains voltage (simulated by a diesel
generator) and the converter voltage.
Fig. 10. Experimental result: load voltage and load current at 5 kW, resistive
load.
In our case, reducing the power taken from the grid to allow Fig. 13. EMTDC/PSCAD simulation of the system in the event of grid failure.
the converter supplies apart of the load is controlled by a sepa-
rate DC source. This DC reference represents the photovoltaic
University of Technology. Some test results are presented in
array, which is connected to the DC bus (battery). The power
the following figures.
delivered by the converter will be proportional to the power gen-
In this test, a 5 kW resistive load is connected to the UPS
erated by the DC source. The energy stored in the battery is
system. The load voltage is maintained constant at 220 V, 50 Hz,
controlled through the terminal voltage. When the battery ter-
while the grid is mainly 240 V. Fig. 8 shows the voltage wave-
minal voltage is lower than the default value, the phase shift
form of the grid and the converter.
is increased until the converter charges the battery at the re-
Fig. 9 shows the waveform of voltage and current supplied
quired power. The entire control topology provides greater value
by the grid. The current is a phase shifted 20.71 as described
when the peak load demand coincides with availability of max-
in (6). The waveform of the load voltage and current is given in
imum sunshine typically experienced by commercial or indus-
Fig. 10. This shows that the load current is in phase with the load
trial consumers. This topology also provides a lower life cycle
voltage. Fig. 11 depicts an in phase waveform of the voltage and
cost due to reduced the battery size, which is the major cost of
current during inverter stand-alone (UPS) mode.
the system [11].
The voltage stabilization performance is shown in Fig. 12.
As can be seen, the load voltage is almost constant for a high
IV. RESULTS fluctuating grid voltage. This experiment has been carried out
Laboratory test and simulation results are presented in this using a diesel generator for simulating the grid system, so the
section. A prototype UPS/DSM system consisting of 15 kVA voltage can be varied widely.
bi-directional inverter is available at the Centre for Renewable During the UPS operation, the transient condition of the load
Energy Systems Technology Australia (CRESTA), Curtin voltage in the event of grid failure is shown in Fig. 13. This
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Fig. 15. Simulation result: the phase shift between the grid voltage and the
converter voltage in the DSM operation.
Mochamad Ashari received the Bachelor degree
in electrical engineering from the Institute of
Technology “Sepuluh Nopember” (ITS) Surabaya,
EMTDC/PSCAD simulation demonstrates that the proposed Indonesia, in 1989. He has been with ITS since
system has a smooth transient voltage. 1990 as a Lecturer in the Department of Electrical
Simulation results of the DSM operation are presented in Engineering. Before receiving the Master of Engi-
neering (electrical) degree from Curtin University
Figs. 14 and 15. The load power is simulated constant while the of Technology, Perth, Australia, in 1997, he was
DC reference (represents the photovoltaic array) is increased to involved in the feasibility study, designing, and
1.0 kW. The grid supplies almost the entire active power de- installing the solar-home-systems for rural areas
east of Java. He has been actively involved in the
manded. The grid power is reduced when the converter output electrical consultant group for industrial applications including study of
power is increased to follow the DC reference. When the DC ref- harmonic distortion, design of harmonic filter/power factor correction, relay
erence is zero, the grid reverts to supply the entire active power setting, and coordination. Currently, he is a full time Research Scholar working
toward his Ph.D. degree at Curtin University of Technology. His research
demanded. interests include power electronics and inverter applications, power system
The phase shift between the grid voltage and the converter modeling and simulation, and analysis of hybrid power systems.
voltage during the simulation is shown in Fig. 15. It shows a
small error between the calculated and the measured values.
This error is due to the dynamic conditions that may occur in W. W. L. Keerthipala received the B.Sc. (Engi-
the real implementations. neering) degree with first class honors in electrical
and electronic engineering from the University of
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in 1984 and the Ph.D. degree
in power systems and drives from the University of
Cambridge, Trinity College, England, in 1989.
V. CONCLUSIONS He has worked at the University of Peradeniya
as an Assistant Lecturer for nearly two years during
1985–1986, and at the University of Manitoba,
Application of a parallel inverter for Uninterruptible Power Canada, as a postdoctoral Research Fellow and
Supply and demand-side management involving simulations Sessional Lecturer for nearly three years during 1989–1992. From 1992 to July
1997, he was at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, as a Lecturer
and laboratory test results has been presented. The proposed and conducted research work on the latest technology applications in power
system has the following features: systems. His research interests included power system modeling and real-time
simulation, neural network/fuzzy logic based intelligent system protection,
• It has two modes: the UPS and DSM system. abatement of acoustic noise of power transformers, microprocessor based
• The output voltage is stabilized. intelligent control of induction motors, control of subsynchronous resonance,
• The active power required by the load is directly supplied and analysis of hybrid power systems. Currently, he is with Curtin University
of Technology, in Australia, as a Senior Lecturer in power systems and power
from the grid, improving the power factor in the utility electronics. His current research is primarily focused on power converter
side. applications in renewable energy systems.
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