OPTIMAL USE OF POWER ELECTRONICS FOR COGENERATION AND POWER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN DISTRIBUTED GENERATION SYSTEMS USING RENEWABLE ENERGY

Description :

In the frame of this proposal, efficient use of power electronics converters for power quality improvement and cogeneration is considered as the major topic for future studies and developments. Various projects will be conducted aiming to find, for recent typical applications, optimal solutions for power conversion in terms of topological design and control implementation (hardware and software) that would comply with the pre-defined technical and economical requirements. A particular interest will be brought to the study of multilevel power converters and matrix topologies that are nowadays highly recommended in renewable energy applications such as photovoltaic and wing power generation systems. In addition, active and hybrid power filters will be considered and developed to enhance the power quality in conventional power networks under high penetration of renewable energy sources and nonlinear loads, with a special emphasis on the proliferation of highly polluting Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL), their impact on the distribution network performance (reliability and stability) and the potential solutions to overcome their drawbacks on the power system performance.