Low voltage ride through enhancement using grey wolf optimizer to reduce overshoot current in the grid-connected PV system

In today's world, the DG should not be disconnected in the event of a power outage but should instead remain linked to the grid and supported by reactive power. This can be accomplished by implementing the low voltage ride through (LVRT) with a proportional integral (PI) controller. As a result...

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Main Authors: N., Jaalam, A.Z., Ahmad, A.M.A., Khalid, R., Abdullah, N., M.Saad, S., A.Ghani, L. N., Muhammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2022
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Online Access:https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/45433/
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Summary:In today's world, the DG should not be disconnected in the event of a power outage but should instead remain linked to the grid and supported by reactive power. This can be accomplished by implementing the low voltage ride through (LVRT) with a proportional integral (PI) controller. As a result, the voltage profile can be enhanced. The PI controller, on the other hand, has drawbacks in that setting the gain takes a long time and results in an overshoot current on the grid, which could trigger the protection relay. To address this issue, this paper proposes employing a grey-wolf optimizer (GWO) to enhance the LVRT in a 5 MW three-phase grid-connected PV system. A MATLAB simulation was carried out then under a three-phase fault and load disturbance to verify the efficiency. It is found that, even with a 70% voltage sag, the PV system can remain connected to the electrical grid while minimising overshoot current on the grid side.