Grid-Integrated and Standalone Photovoltaic Distributed Generation Systems

A practical and systematic guide to the analysis, design and control of grid-integrated and standalone distributed photovoltaic (PV) generation systems Grid-Integrated and Standalone Photovoltaic Distributed Generation Systems contains a comprehensive and systematic examination of the theory and applications of key technologies in the analysis, design, and control of grid-integrated and standalone distributed photovoltaic (PV) generation systems. Comprehensive in scope, treatment includes an overview of the current status and future development trend of PV generation, the principles of PV generation and other distributed generation (DG) technologies, and analysis of distribution networks with PV generation sources including penetration assessment, load characteristic analysis, power flow study and reactive voltage regulation, and much more. The authors explore techniques for accommodating intermittent output of PV generation and offer an analysis and design of standalone microgrids with PV generation sources. Issues of power and energy management of microgrids with multiple distributed energy resources (DER), including PV and energy storage, are discussed. Combined with real-world project examples, this important work: Offers an analysis of distribution networks with high penetration of PV systems and standalone microgrids with PV systems Covers in detail PV accommodation techniques including energy storage, demand side management and PV output power regulation Features examples of real projects/systems given in OPENDSS codes and/or Matlab and Simulink models Provides a concise summary of up-to-date research around the world in distributed PV systems Written for researchers, engineers and operators and other professionals, Grid-Integrated and Standalone Photovoltaic Distributed Generation Systems is a vital resource for understanding the theory and application of the recent technologies.