Design of a Digital Voltage Controller in Single-Phase Grid-Connected Renewable Converters

Power decoupling of pulsating grid side power from constant source side power is one of the paramount issues in single phase-phase grid-connected renewable systems. The principal aim of such systems is the decrease of the capacitance of the decoupled capacitor. However, this causes some problems such as an increase in the total harmonic distortion (THD) of injected current to the grid and bus voltage fluctuations. By considering the aforementioned explanation, utilizing control strategies is critical to modify system performance. The voltage controller is responsible for adjusting the bus voltage, suppressing the second-order harmonic, and providing a trade-off between system cost and total harmonic distortion as well as bus voltage fluctuations. This paper presents a digital notch filter in order to improve the system transient response and remove the harmonic ripples. The relations between system cost, THD, and bus voltage fluctuations have been described completely. Moreover, the mathematical expressions of the proposed digital notch filter have been provided. The analyzed system is 250 W PV panel connected to a 220 V RMS, 50 HZ grid. The THD of injected current to the grid is approximately 0.6%.