Current control of distributed generation power inverters for losses reduction in the distribution network

Abstract

The main objective of the paper is to evaluate the power losses reduction that can be achieved in a low voltage distribution network when the inverters associated to the distributed generation are used as active power filters to compensate the non active currents produced by inductive and unbalanced loads. For that purpose, a hysteresis current control has been proposed and implemented. A real distribution three-phase four-wire network has been simulated considering a large penetration of distributed generation. Power losses and the efficiency of the network have been quantified for different compensation cases.