Hysteresis-Based Multi-Level Inverter Integrated Sliding Mode Controller for Optical Materials in PV Solar Grids

Abstract

One of the renewable energy resources is Photovoltaic systems, which can be interconnected to any grid system. Most PV-grid systems frequently meet the Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) problem during the power flow, degrading the power transmission performance in the PV-Grid through interferences. Despite the high demand and supply variations, conventional techniques and devices cannot balance the THD. Thus, several earlier research techniques have focused on balancing the THD to improve the power transmission in the PV-Grid. A few recent researchers have stated that multi-level inverters reduce THD. Hence, this paper aims to propose a Hysteresis Modulated Multi-level (HMM) inverter integrated with a Sliding Mode (SM) controller for optical devices and materials. The HMM inverter reduces the THD, and the SM controller reduces the nonlinearity of the power flow. The proposed MM inverter-based SM controller-based optical devices can provide more efficient and fast communication in the PV grid. The experiment is carried out by creating a Simulink model in MATLAB software, and the results are verified in a PV-Grid system regarding voltage, current, and SSs. The results indicate that the proposed HMM inverter integrated SM controller effectively controls and regulates the PV-Grid systems’ power transmission.

Keywords:

• multi-level inverter
• sliding mode controller
• PVB systems
• PV-Grid
• hysteresis
• tHD

AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS

All authors contributed to the study’s conception and design. Muralidaran has done the proposed model design and explanation in the article. Anandha Kumar has written the introduction and literature survey part of the article. Kalaimurugan has verified and validated the overall paperwork. Muralidaran prepared the final draft, and all the authors commented on previous manuscript versions. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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COMPETING INTERESTS

The authors declare that they have no competing interests. The authors of this research acknowledge that they are not involved in any financial interest.

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Table-1. Simulation parameters.

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Notes on contributors

Muralidaran G.

Muralidaran G., Research Scholar, was born in 1976. He has completed B.E.in Electricals & Electronics Engineering from University of Madras, Chennai, India in 1997 and M.E. in Power Electronics & Drives from Anna University Chennai, India in 2016. He is doing Phd in Power Electronics from Saveetha Institute of Medical & Technical Sciences, Chennai India in 2017 onwards.

Anandha Kumar G.

Anandha Kumar G. obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from University of Madras. Later, he obtained his Master’s degree in Energy Engineering from College of Engineering Guindy, affiliated to Anna University and Completed his Ph. D in the field of Renewable Energy from Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai. Currently, he is working as a Professor in the Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering and Department of EEE at Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha University, Chennai.

Kalaimurugan A.

Kalaimurugan A. was born in 1978. He received B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Madras University, Chennai in 1999 and M.E. in Power System Engineering from Annamalai University, Chidambaram, India in 2004. He received Ph.D. degree in Power System Protection from Sathyabama University, Chennai in 2014. He is currently working as Professor and Head in the department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Agni College of Technology, Chennai, India.