Control of a converter for photovoltaic plants

Abstract

This project presents a model of the process involved in obtaining electrical energy from sunlight. The solar energy is a growing resource of energy, so it has been analyzed its process of conversion for a better understanding. It is intended to expose in the clearest way a photovoltaic system with its most essential elements. With the software package Matlab/Simulink, a photovoltaic array and a VSC power converter connected to the grid will be modeled. They will be studied separately and together, exposing its model blocks and equations, implementing different control variables in order to examine the variations in the system conduct, obtaining finally a way to maximize the power generated by the system.