Design of PFC converter with stand-alone inverter for microgrid applications

Abstract The proposed topology is used to connect a single-phase and a three-phase renewable energy resources to the grid. The single-phase source is coupled to a single-phase PFC boost converter, which enhances the input PF utilizing two feedback loops: outer voltage loop control and inner current loop control. The basic hightlight is to study the PFC converter in microgrid application where renewables are integrated with the systems. The basic aim is to observe the overall performance of the converters with various disturbances such as load variations, etc. Here, the single-phase and three-phase stand-alone inverter is used to get the the output of the PFC boost converters. A symmetrical sinusoidal output voltage waveform should be produced and maintained by the inverter. The three-phase source is also coupled to a PFC buck converter, which enhances the input PF utilizing two feedback loops: outer voltage loop control and inner current loop control. The single-phase stand-alone inverter receives the output of the PFC buck converter. The transformer receives the outputs of both the inverters as it is a multi-winding high-frequency transformer and offers isolation between the grid and the source. The pulses for the switches in the single-phase inverter coupled stand-alone system were generated using a sinusoidal pulse width modulation approach. Both the PI controllers are implemented to maintain the regulations. The simulation results are achieved by varying the load, maintaining a constant voltage, and observing whether the current varies as the load changes. It also provides the efficacy of the study.