Design and Simulation of a 3 MW Photovoltaic Power Plant Using the MATLAB and Simulink Tools

  • Ахмед Саеед [Akhmed Saeed] Аль-акайши [Al-akayshee]
  • Ибрагим [Ibragim] Алваза [Alwazah]
  • Олег [Oleg] Николаевич [N.] Кузнецов [Kuznetsov]
Keywords: photovoltaic power plant, simulation of PV converters, Matlab/Simulink, MPPT, MPPT perturbation and observation

Abstract

The growing demand for energy in developing countries raises the energy security issue and leads to the need of using the potential of renewable resources. An analysis of the parameters characterizing the power output produced by grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) systems can help in designing, operating, and maintaining new systems for generating electricity from the solar radiation energy.

Simulation and analysis of PV energy conversion systems are necessary for solar power plant designers to perform studies that will make it possible to accurately predict the expected power output under varying weather conditions. The model helps predict the behavior and characteristics of a PV module based on the equivalent circuit implemented in a mathematical model using the Matlab/Simulink environment for various environment temperature and solar radiation values.

The article addresses matters concerned with selecting the components of a PV electricity generation system and simulating it using the MATLAB/Simulink software. The power plant consists of PV panels connected in series and parallel, a DC-DC boost converter, and a three-phase inverter, which is connected, via a step-up transformer, to a 33 kV medium voltage network. The DC-DC boost converter control system uses a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller, and the inverter is controlled using a PI current controller.

Information about authors

Ахмед Саеед [Akhmed Saeed] Аль-акайши [Al-akayshee]

Ph.D.-student of Electric Power Systems Dept., NRU MPEI, e-mail: ahmed19891124@gmail.com

Ибрагим [Ibragim] Алваза [Alwazah]

Ph.D.-student of Electric Power Systems Dept., NRU MPEI, e-mail: alwazah.ibrahim@gmail.com

Олег [Oleg] Николаевич [N.] Кузнецов [Kuznetsov]

Ph.D. (Techn.), Assistant Professor of  Electric Power Systems Dept., NRU MPEI, e-mail: KuznetsovON@mpei.ru

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Для цитирования: Аль-акайши А.С., Алваза И., Кузнецов О.Н. Конструкция фотоэлектрической электростанции мощностью 3 МВт и ее моделирование с использованием инструментов Matlab и Simulink // Вестник МЭИ. 2023. № 4. С. 28—40. DOI: 10.24160/1993-6982-2023-4-28-40
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1. Umar N., Bora B., Banerjee C., Panwar B. Comparison of Different PV Power Simulation Softwares: Case Study on Performance Analysis of 1 MW Grid-connected PV Solar Power Plant. Intern. J. Eng. Sci. Invention. 2018;7:11—24.
2. Bentouba S., Bourouis M., Zioui N., Pirashanthan A., Velauthapillai D. Performance Assessment of a 20 MW Photovoltaic Power Plant in a Hot Climate Using Real Data and Simulation Tools. Energy Rep. 2021;7:7297—7314.
3. Abbood A.A., Salih M.A., Mohammed A.Y. Modeling and Simulation of 1 mw Grid Connected Photovoltaic System in Karbala City. Intern. J. Energy and Environment. 2018;9:153—168.
4. Popa D.-L., Nicolae M.-S., Nicolae P.-M., Popescu M. Design and Simulation of a 10 MW Photovoltaic Power Plant Using Matlab and Simulink. Proc. IEEE Intern. Power Electronics and Motion Control Conf. 2016:378—383.
5. Al-Shetwi A.Q., Sujod M.Z. Modeling and Simulation of Photovoltaic Module with Enhanced Perturb and Observe MPPT Algorithm Using Matlab/Simulink. ARPN J. Eng. and Appl. Sci. 2016;11:12033—12038.
6. Sujith M., Mohan R., Sundravadivel P. Simulation Analysis of 100 kw Integrated Segmented Energy Storage for Grid Connected PV System. Intern. J. Electrical Eng. and Technol. (IJEET). 2012;3:164—173.
7. Mahmud M.A., Hossain M.J., Pota H.R., Roy N.K. Robust Nonlinear Controller Design for Three-phase Grid-connected Photovoltaic Systems Under Structured Uncertainties. IEEE Trans. Power Delivery. 2014;29:1221—1230.
8. Hassan M.S., Elbaset A.A. A Comparative Study for Optimum Design of Grid Connected PV System Based on Actual System Specifications. Intern. J. Computer Appl. 2015;116:19—34.
9. Abdelhalim B., Nadjiba T., Layachi Z., Abdelhak B. Robust Maximum Power Point Tracking Technique and PI Current Controller Design for Grid Connected PV System Using Matlab/Simulink. J. Electrical Eng. 2015;15:1—6.
10. Atiq J., Soori P.K. Modelling of a Grid Connected Solar PV System Using Matlab/Simulink. Int. J. Simul.: Syst. Sci. and Technol. 2017;17;41(3):45.1—45.7.
11. Benaissa O. M., Hadjeri S., Zidi S. A. Modeling and Simulation of Grid Connected PV Generation System Using Matlab/Simulink. Intern. J. Power Electronics and Drive Syst. 2017;8:392—401.
12. Dash S., Kumri V.P. A Design of 400 KW Photovoltaic Array Connected Micro Grid System Using Matlab Simulink Model. Intern. J. Advanced Research in Electrical, Electronics and Instrumentation Eng. 2018;7:4257—4262.
13. H-Sánchez J., Rodríguez-Rodríguez J., Salgado-Herrera N., Castro L.M., Arrieta-Paternina M. Modeling and Performance Analysis of 1-MW PV Farm for Varying Solar Irradiance Conditions. Proc. IEEE Intern. Autumn Meeting on Power, Electronics and Computing. 2018:1—6.
14. Asiedu-Asante A.B., Ofosu R.A. Cascaded Loop Control of a Three-phase Grid-connected PV Inverter System. Ghana J. Technol. 2020;5:40—53.
15. Adebiyi A.A., Lazarus I.J., Saha A.K., Ojo E.E. Performance Analysis of Grid-tied Photovoltaic System under Varying Weather Condition and Load. Intern. J. Electrical Computer Eng. 2021;11:94—106.
16. Sekyere C. K., Davis F., Opoku R., Otoo E., Takyi G., Atepor L. Performance Evaluation of a 20 MW Grid-coupled Solar Park Located in the Southern Oceanic Environment of Ghana. Cleaner Eng. and Technol. 2021;5:100273.
17. Stapleton G., Neill S. Grid-connected Solar Electric Systems. London: Routledge, 2012.
18. Al-Shetwi A.Q., Sujod M.Z. Modeling and Design of Photovoltaic Power Plant Connected to the MV Side of Malaysian Grid with TNB Technical Regulation Compatibility. Electrical Eng. 2018;100:2407—2419.
19. Bakhshi R., Sadeh J., Mosaddegh H.-R. Optimal Economic Designing of Grid-connected Photovoltaic Systems with Multiple Inverters Using Linear and Nonlinear Module Models Based on Genetic Algorithm. Renewable Energy. 2014;72:386—394.
20. Hammad M., Ebaid M.S., Halaseh G., Erekat B. Large Scale Grid Connected (20 MW) Photovoltaic System for Peak Load Shaving in Sahab Industrial District. Jordan J. Mechanical & Industrial Eng. 2015;9:45—59.
21. Orłowska-Kowalska T., Blaabjerg F., Rodríguez J. Advanced and Intelligent Control in Power Electronics and Drives. N.-Y.: Springer, 2014.
22. Banu I.V., Istrate M. Study on Three-phase Photovoltaic Systems under Grid Faults. Proc. International Conf. and Exposition on Electrical and Power Eng. 2014:1132—1137.
23. Tazay A.F., Ibrahim A.M.A., Noureldeen O., Hamdan I. Modeling, Control, and Performance Evaluation of Grid-tied Hybrid PV/wind Power Generation System: Case Study of Gabel El-Zeit Region, Egypt. IEEE Access. 2020;8:96528—96542
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For citation: Al-akayshee A.S., Alwazah I., Kuznetsov O.N. Design and Simulation of a 3 MW Photovoltaic Power Plant Using the MATLAB and Simulink Tools. Bulletin of MPEI. 2023;4:28—40. (in Russian). DOI: 10.24160/1993-6982-2023-4-28-40
Published
2023-04-12
Section
Electric Power Industry (Technical Sciences) (2.4.3)