A fuzzy-rule-based PV inverter controller to enhance the quality of solar power supply: Experimental test and validation

This paper presents the development of fuzzy-based inverter controller for photovoltaic (PV) application to avoid the nonlinearity characteristic and fluctuations of PV inverter output. The fuzzy-based controller algorithm is employed in the PV inverter control system to optimize the duty cycles of...

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Main Authors: Hannan M.A., Ghani Z.A., Hoque M.M., Hossain Lipu M.S.
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-243332023-05-29T15:22:50Z A fuzzy-rule-based PV inverter controller to enhance the quality of solar power supply: Experimental test and validation Hannan M.A. Ghani Z.A. Hoque M.M. Hossain Lipu M.S. 7103014445 36966886600 56583590200 36518949700 This paper presents the development of fuzzy-based inverter controller for photovoltaic (PV) application to avoid the nonlinearity characteristic and fluctuations of PV inverter output. The fuzzy-based controller algorithm is employed in the PV inverter control system to optimize the duty cycles of the insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) and to enhance the inverter outputs with lower harmonic contents and unity power factor. The developed fuzzy-based PV inverter controller is implemented in the MATLAB/Simulink models and experimentally tested in a dSPACE DS1104 process controller. The obtained simulation result of the developed fuzzy-based PV inverter controller is validated with experimental results under different performance conditions. It is seen that the experimental results of the switching signals, inverter voltage and current, control parameters, and total harmonic distortion (THD) of load current and output voltage of the PV inverter are closely matched with that of the simulation results. To validate the inverter performance, the proposed fuzzy-based PV inverter controller outperforms other studies with a voltage THD of 2.5% and a current THD of 3.5% with unity power factor. � 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Final 2023-05-29T07:22:50Z 2023-05-29T07:22:50Z 2019 Article 10.3390/electronics8111335 2-s2.0-85074966407 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85074966407&doi=10.3390%2felectronics8111335&partnerID=40&md5=c67563adaee84be3403c462ed76e6347 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/24333 8 11 1335 All Open Access, Gold MDPI AG Scopus
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description This paper presents the development of fuzzy-based inverter controller for photovoltaic (PV) application to avoid the nonlinearity characteristic and fluctuations of PV inverter output. The fuzzy-based controller algorithm is employed in the PV inverter control system to optimize the duty cycles of the insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) and to enhance the inverter outputs with lower harmonic contents and unity power factor. The developed fuzzy-based PV inverter controller is implemented in the MATLAB/Simulink models and experimentally tested in a dSPACE DS1104 process controller. The obtained simulation result of the developed fuzzy-based PV inverter controller is validated with experimental results under different performance conditions. It is seen that the experimental results of the switching signals, inverter voltage and current, control parameters, and total harmonic distortion (THD) of load current and output voltage of the PV inverter are closely matched with that of the simulation results. To validate the inverter performance, the proposed fuzzy-based PV inverter controller outperforms other studies with a voltage THD of 2.5% and a current THD of 3.5% with unity power factor. � 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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author Hannan M.A.
Ghani Z.A.
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Hoque M.M.
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A fuzzy-rule-based PV inverter controller to enhance the quality of solar power supply: Experimental test and validation
author_sort Hannan M.A.
title A fuzzy-rule-based PV inverter controller to enhance the quality of solar power supply: Experimental test and validation
title_short A fuzzy-rule-based PV inverter controller to enhance the quality of solar power supply: Experimental test and validation
title_full A fuzzy-rule-based PV inverter controller to enhance the quality of solar power supply: Experimental test and validation
title_fullStr A fuzzy-rule-based PV inverter controller to enhance the quality of solar power supply: Experimental test and validation
title_full_unstemmed A fuzzy-rule-based PV inverter controller to enhance the quality of solar power supply: Experimental test and validation
title_sort fuzzy-rule-based pv inverter controller to enhance the quality of solar power supply: experimental test and validation
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