Disturbance Characteristics of the Off-Grid Photovoltaic System in the Frequency Range from 9 - 150 kHz with Changing Solar Irradiance and Shading Area

Abstract

Abstract A solar power plant converts light into electricity using photovoltaics. It uses an inverter to convert DC to AC current to be connected to an AC load. Increasing use of solar panels in household application results in an increase in the use of inverters, in which some might due to the fact that inverters can produce disturbances at a frequency between 9-150 kHz. This study is focused on observing the disturbance characteristics of an off-grid photovoltaic system due to variations of irradiation and shading in the frequency range from 9 -150 kHz. It is expected that the output of this observation can provide a reference for research in determining the effects on electric power system. This observation provided a shading effect of 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of the photovoltaic area and then conducted observation based on two solar irradiation conditions. Based on the observations, it is identified that in general there are 3 frequency ranges of dominant disturbances, they are: 20-25 kHz, 72-73 kHz, and 144-146 kHz. Their voltage disturbance will decrease with increasing shading area, where at shading conditions of 25% and 50% they will have a value voltage disturbance that tends to be the same as that in the 3 dominant frequency ranges.