Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Sources

© 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This chapter focuses on solar photovoltaic and wind power. Stand-alone PV energy system requires storage to meet the energy demand during periods of low solar irradiation and nighttime. Blocking diodes in series with PV modules are used to prevent the batter...

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Main Authors: Nayar, C., Islam, Syed, Dehbonei, H., Tan, K., Sharma, H.
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Elsevier Inc. 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3269
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Islam, Syed
Dehbonei, H.
Tan, K.
Sharma, H.
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Dehbonei, H.
Tan, K.
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description © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This chapter focuses on solar photovoltaic and wind power. Stand-alone PV energy system requires storage to meet the energy demand during periods of low solar irradiation and nighttime. Blocking diodes in series with PV modules are used to prevent the batteries from being discharged through the PV cells at night when there is no sun available to generate energy. Two of the main factors that have been identified as limiting criteria for the cycle life of batteries in PV power systems are incomplete charging and prolonged operation at a low state of charge. The power output of the PV array is sampled at an every definite sampling period and compared with the previous value. Voltage source inverters are usually used in stand-alone applications. They can be single phase or three phase. There are three switching techniques commonly used: square wave, quasi-square wave, and pulse width modulation. Centrifugal pumps are used for low-head applications especially if they are directly interfaced with the solar panels. Centrifugal pumps are designed for fixed-head applications and the pressure difference generated increases in relation to the speed of pump.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-32692017-09-13T14:47:33Z Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Sources Nayar, C. Islam, Syed Dehbonei, H. Tan, K. Sharma, H. © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This chapter focuses on solar photovoltaic and wind power. Stand-alone PV energy system requires storage to meet the energy demand during periods of low solar irradiation and nighttime. Blocking diodes in series with PV modules are used to prevent the batteries from being discharged through the PV cells at night when there is no sun available to generate energy. Two of the main factors that have been identified as limiting criteria for the cycle life of batteries in PV power systems are incomplete charging and prolonged operation at a low state of charge. The power output of the PV array is sampled at an every definite sampling period and compared with the previous value. Voltage source inverters are usually used in stand-alone applications. They can be single phase or three phase. There are three switching techniques commonly used: square wave, quasi-square wave, and pulse width modulation. Centrifugal pumps are used for low-head applications especially if they are directly interfaced with the solar panels. Centrifugal pumps are designed for fixed-head applications and the pressure difference generated increases in relation to the speed of pump. 2014 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3269 10.1016/B978-0-12-416714-8.00001-9 Elsevier Inc. restricted
spellingShingle Nayar, C.
Islam, Syed
Dehbonei, H.
Tan, K.
Sharma, H.
Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Sources
title Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Sources
title_full Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Sources
title_fullStr Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Sources
title_full_unstemmed Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Sources
title_short Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Sources
title_sort power electronics for renewable energy sources
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3269