In the absence of PV generation, the inverter functions as a reactive power compensator, with both active and reactive power being managed through the STATCOM,
In this research paper, the key contribution is to design a new control algorithm so that we can use PV Inverter as a STATCOM thereby maintaining PCC Voltage and achieving
The proposed PV-STATCOM can be utilized to provide voltage control during critical system needs on a 24/7 basis. In the night-time, the entire inverter capacity is utilized
A standard cascade multilevel inverter requires ''s'' DC sources for 2s+1 level. Solar photovoltaic (PV) i.e. the part of renewable energy systems are playing a vital role in energy
Static synchronous compensator STATCOM is a shunt device used for the generation or absorption of reactive power as desired. STATCOM provides smooth and fast compensation
Abstract— This paper presents a novel smart inverter PVSTATCOM in which a PV inverter can be controlled as a dynamic reactive power compensator - STATCOM. The
STATCOM was integrated with Photo Voltaic (PV) module to optimize the reactive power flow as discussed in [11]. Such integration was made directly without requiring a DC-DC
In PV Solar system, we get the opportunity to utilize solar inverter like STATCOM; this PV-STATCOM performs various operations like power factor control, reactive power
This paper presents a novel smart inverter PV-STATCOM in which a photovoltaic inverter can be controlled as a dynamic reactive power compensator-STATCOM. The
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