Current and voltage harmonic measurements and modeling at the Gardner Photovoltaic Project

Journal Article · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1988 · IEEE Trans. Power Del.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/61.19273· OSTI ID:6421060

Cyganski, D; Orr, J A; Chakravorti, A K; Emanuel, A E; Gulachenski, E M; Root, C E; Bellemare, R C

Measurements on harmonics taken at the Gardner Photoltaic Project during the summer of 1987 are reported. The project includes 28 PV homes, each with a roof-mounted 2 kW PV system, connected to one phase of a 13.8 kV three-phase feeder. The measurements discussed in this paper address the topics of voltage and current distortion and power flow. Theoretical calculations were carried out in order to study the effects of PV inverters other than the type installed for this study. Computer modeling of the feeder in Gardner indicates, and measurements confirm, that small increases (0.2%) in voltage THD will occur on this feeder with the indicated penetration of PV systems using high-quality, forced commutation inverters. This paper is based on research funded by the Electric Power Research Institute under contract RP 2838-1.

• Research Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA (US); New England Power Service Co., Westborough, MA (US)
• OSTI ID: 6421060
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Power Del.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Power Del.; (United States) Vol. 4:1; ISSN ITPDE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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