V/F Speed Control of SVPWM Based Solar Fed Induction Motor

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Volume 3, Issue 11, November 2014
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V/F speed control of SVPWM based Solar fed

Induction Motor
Venkata Sai Anil*, B Venkateswara Rao
Tandra paparaya Engineering Colledge, Andhra Pradesh, India
ABSTRACT
This paper presents photo voltaic panel with a boost converter and three phase inverter whose output is fed to induction motor
based drive system, which is mainly used for the purpose of village agricultural water pumps. To step up the output of the solar
panel and to match the input voltage of motor load a boost converter is used. SVPWM technique is used to diminish the total
harmonic distortion (THD) in output waveforms of inverter and to augment the performance of induction motor. In this paper
PI controller is used to decrease the steady state error without change in stability. Maximum power from photovoltaic is
extracted by using MPPT algorithm (constant voltage method). In this paper to adjust the motor speed to a set point Closed
loop speed controller is adopted. Moreover simulation results are discussed and analyzed.
Keywords:- PV system, DC-DC Boost Converter, Maximum Power Point Tracking MPPT, SVPWM, Three-Phase Inverter,
Induction Motor, PI controller.
1.INTRODUCTION
PV system generates the clean and pollution free energy from sunlight. It converts light energy directly into electrical
energy [1]. However, Global climate and temperature gets affected due to environmental pollution because of prevalent
use of fossil fuels and emission of CO2 from automobiles and from industries. This is the reason why scientist and
engineers are thinking of cleaner renewable energy generation. The PV system is one such technology who first
implemented by Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel in 1839, which converted light energy directly into electrical energy.
Now the PV technology has changed with incredible change and the generation is also increased from a few watts to a
few mega watts with the help of advanced power electronics technology. To run three-phase induction motor form solar
energy power electronics plays an essential role. Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) tracks the maximum power
by changing the parameters of the power electronics components. DC-DC boost converter combine with three-phase
inverter [4], therefore it efficiently transfer the power from PV panel to the machine [1]. Constant voltage method is
used in MPPT technique to track maximum power [2]-[3]. Controlling of induction motor has done by controlling the
pulse width of an inverter with pulse width Modulation (PWM) technique. There are several drawbacks in power
electronic controlling such as high amount of harmonic content, low fundamental output voltage and high THD,
therefore performance of machine will deteriorates. SVPWM technique is used in this paper to overcome the above
problems and also improves the performance of induction motor [12]. In addition we implement a Boost converter to
step up the output voltage of solar panel [4]-[5]. Fig. I shows the block diagram of proposed system.
Fig. 1 Proposed system block diagram

In this paper closed loop speed control of motor is implemented to maximize motor efficiency, which controls both voltage frequency
and magnitude [6]. In order to run an induction machine effectively, solar photovoltaic panels are designed and integrated with
power electronic converters.
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2.METHODOLOGY
A. Photovoltaic Panel:
PV array is the combination of p-type and n-type semiconductors. It directly converts sunlight into electrical energy. Photons from
the sunlight are absorbed by the PV material to produce electrical energy, when solar energy exceeds the band-gap energy of the PV
module. The solar cells in pv system are tied in series or parallel depending upon requirement and the produced electrical energy of
the PV module depends upon the panel temperature, solar irradiance, operating current and voltage relationship i.e. the V-I
characteristic of the PV array is a non-linear and complex function. Maximum power, Pmax equals [1]-[2]:
Pmax
V op I sc
1 exp 1
bV
ln
op
V op
1
1 exp

bV oc b
b
op
oc
(2)
V op
I sc
1
V op V op exp
b
V
1
I sc exp
bV
b
oc
(1)
max
(3)
Where, Isc = short circuit current, Voc = open circuit voltage, Vop = optimal voltage. Iop = optimal current.
b obtained by Solving equation (1) and b is very small, it can be anticipated by equation (2). b value is different and
distinctive for every solar module and does not alter with changes in solar irradiance and cell temperature. For a
particular irradiance level and cell temperature, if Isc,Voc, Iop and Vop are found and value of b can be achieved. The
perfect characteristic representation of the voltage and current of the panel can be obtained in the exponential mode by
using the value of b, the finest resistance Rop can also be found, which is the load resistance at which the photovoltaic
panel transfers Pmax< to the load.
B. Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT)
We can achieve desired output power with less number of solar modules by using MPPT in solar power systems,
therefore reduction in cost. MPPT is a device that always tracks the maximum power point of a source. Since the solar
radiation vary time to time it is not always possible to operate PV system at maximum power point, but by using
MPPT, the system can extract the maximum power for given irradiance level. In this paper constant voltage method of
MPPT algorithm is proposed [2]. The term constant voltage means under all conditions the output voltage is adjusted to
a constant value. This method is also known as the open voltage method). In this method the power which is
delivered to the load is shortly interrupted and measured the open-circuit voltage with zero current. MPPT tracks the
value of 0.76 of OC voltage based on modeling for anticipated operating conditions. The controller then activates the
operation with the voltage controlled at a fixed ratio. By adjusting and matching the PV array voltage to the fixed
reference voltage Vref =kVOC, the operating point is kept near to the MPP. Vref is taken to give best concert relative to
MPP, The idea in this technique is that Vref is resolute as a ratio to VOC.
C. DC-DC Boost Converter
The boost is a non-isolated power stage topology also called a step-up converter because the output of this converter is
always higher than input voltage. Among ac to dc rectifiers, boost-type converters are often used because of continuous
input currents and high output voltages. To achieve MPPT of the pv panel, the dc-dc boost converter topology is used in
this paper [11]. Un-regulated dc input voltage converts into regulated dc output voltage by using these dc-dc converters.
Boost converter Operates either in charging mode or in discharging mode, these modes are basically depends on ON
and OFF controlling of the switches. Boost Circuit consists of inductor, high frequency switch MOSFET, diode and a
filter across load as depicted in below fig.
I
sc
The relation between load voltage and source voltage is given as

V
on
T
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MPPT panel array voltage is the input voltage to the Boost converter. The boost converter output voltage (Vo) depends
on the source voltage (Vi), the duty cycle (D) [5].

Where, D = duty cycle and ton = total time interval
Thus, in our design we implemented a DC-DC Boost converter steps-up PV arrays 24V DC output voltage into 312V
DC in case of steady environmental condition.
The DC-DC Boost converter is shown in the below figure.
Fig. 2 DC-DC Boost converter Circuit
D. Space-Vector Pulse Width Modulation (SVPWM):

The main concept of SVWPM technique is to generate appropriate PWM signals consequently a vector with any
preferred angle can be generated therefore Space-vector PWM (SVPWM) technique is the technique which increases
the output voltage. SVPWM was introduced in -1980s. It has become one of the most essential PWM methods for threephase inverters [7]. Several SVPWM schemes have been developed with the development of microprocessors. The
objective of each modulation strategy is to lessen the switching losses, exploit bus utilization, diminish harmonic
content, and finally to achieve precise control [8]. When compared with the SPWM technique the SVPWM technique
effectively utilizes the voltage of DC bus and generates less THD [4]. SVPWM Peak fundamental magnitude is about
90.6% of the inverter capacity. When compared with sinusoidal pulse width modulation SVPWM increase the
maximum voltage by 15.5% [10]. SVPWM is accomplished by rotating a reference vector around the state diagram, a
circle can be formed inside the state map. In the representation of SVPWM there are two regions one region under the
circle is called the linear or under- modulation region. And the other region involving inside the circle and outside the
circle of the hexagon is called over-modulation region or non linear region[14]. These linear and non linear regions
depends on modulation the index.
Fig. 3 Space Vector Representation

E. DC-AC Three-Phase Inverter:
Inverter is a power electronic device it converts DC to AC. Inverter generates at any required voltage or frequency by
proper switching and control technique. There are single phase and three phase inverters but the three-phase inverters
are commonly used in high power applications [10]-[11]. This inverter consists of three half-bridge units, the switching
devices can be IGBTs, BJTs, GTOs, and etc. the controlling of switches depends on the required power level, desired
frequency. When upper switch is turned on the corresponding lower switch should turn off and vice versa [10]. In 3-ph
inverters gating pulses are delayed by 120 degrees with respect to each. Six modes of operation are possible for each
cycle and has interval of 60 degrees. Therefore 3-ph voltages lag by 120 degrees. The inverter output is a square
waveform when it is not connected to a transformer. This square waveform can be converted to sine waveform by using
LC low pass filter.
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F. Induction Motor (IM):

Induction motor is an electrical to mechanical conversion device and it is an asynchronous AC machine because the
rotor speed is always less than the stator magnetic speed [10]. The construction of IM is rugged and cheep therefore it
is widely used in many applications like in elevators, water pumping system and in industries. The frequency of the
stator voltage controls the synchronous speed [9]-[10]. The speed control of IM is possible by controlling the frequency,
by changing the number of rotor poles, by changing the slip, by injecting the emf in phase or out of phase with the rotor
induced emf etc. in this paper the output of PV system fed to the boost converter, this converter increase voltage level
and fed to 3-ph inverter, SVPWM is used to control the output of the inverter and is fed to induction motor. Here the
speed of the induction motor is controlled with the help of closed loop controller. PI controller is used to reduce the
steady state error without effecting the stability hence the speed is regulated at a desired point.
G. Control Strategy of Induction Motor:
SVPWM technique is use in this paper to control the induction motor in a closed loop manner. The advantage of this
closed loop controlling is based on output speed, the frequency and amplitude of the reference signals will change [12][13]. V/f ration of IM is kept constant In order to continue constant magnetic. PI controller is used in a closed loop to
regulate the speed of the motor and also reduce the steady state error. The error signal is generated in a closed loop
system by comparing actual speed of the motor with the reference speed. Difference between the actual and desired
speed gives the amplitude and polarity of the error signal. To overcome this generated error signal, the PI controller
generates the corrected stator frequency of IM [14].
3.RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Proposed system fed by Solar, is designed and simulated in MATLAB simulink environment, and the results are
presented in this section.
Specifications of PV System:
Temperature variations range of PV System (T) = 298K Irradiance (G) =1000W/m2-900W/m2.
Fig. 4 Ambient Irradiation of solar PV module
Fig. 5 Solar PV module parameters

DC-DC Boost converter is designed for 24 to 48v with the following specifications
24 to 60v, 50w Boost Converter Small Signal Transfer Function analysis:
From the specification of DC-DC boost converter, Plant Transfer function (Tp) is given by
- 0.1922 s 2 - 3.238 *10 4 s + 8.572 *10

s 2 + 936.2 s + 1.072 *10 7
(4)
Plant with Modulator Transfer function (Tmp):
- 0.4806 s 2 - 8.094 *10 4 s + 2.143 *10

s 2 + 936.2 s + 1.072 *10 7
(5)
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Feedback Factor with Tmp Transfer function (Tk):
- 0.01001 s 2 - 1686s + 4.465 *10

s 2 + 936.2 s + 1.072 *10 7
(6)
Controller Transfer function (Tc):
1.236 *10 7 s 2 1.688 *1010 s + 5.762 *10

s 3 + 4.625 *10 5 s 2 + 5.349 *1010 s
12
(7)
From the bode plot analysis for above mentioned transfer function of closed loop DC-DC boost converter, it is found
that that PM is 44.5o i.e., which meets required stability margin (30o-60o) of any practical converters. The output
voltage and currents of MPPT based DC-Dc converter is fig.6. Additionally, transient parameters of DC-DC converter
with MPPT algorithm is calculated with the help of MATLAB Simulink environment and presented in Fig.7. Fig. 8
represents the voltage of solar PV array which is formed by solar PV modules series connection. MPPT based boost
converter series group fed to inverter which is operated in closed loop mode with V/F based SVPWM control algorithm
and its waveforms are presented in Fig. 9 to Fig. 12.
Fig. 6 Module based MPPT DC-DC converter parameters
Fig. 7 Module based MPPT DC-DC converter parameters during transient condition
Fig. 8 Solar PV Array output voltage
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Fig. 9 SVPWM based pulse signals
Fig. 10 Inverter output parameters
Fig. 11 Induction Motor Speed
Fig. 12 Speed response of Induction Motor with dynamic performance Parameters
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Fig. 9 depicts that SVPWM based control signals which are controlling the inverter switches in closed loop mode to get
required speed, and produce output parameters of inverter are presented in Fig. 10. In Fig. 11, actual speed of
induction motor and reference speed is presented. Additionally, dynamic time domain parameters are calculated in
MATLAB Simulink environment with sudden change in load at 0.25sec and presented in Fig. 12.
4.CONCLUSION
This paper presents an solar PV system fed induction motor via MPPT based DC-DC boost converter and an inverter
which is controlled by advanced SVPWM technique. Simulation results show that the IM can be effectively operated by
a PV system. MPPT tracks Maximum power from panel using constant voltage method with Boost converter. The
speed of the IM is effectively controlled through the 3-phase inverter by SVPWM technique by keeping V/f ratio
constant. Pi controller is effectively regulated the speed of the IM to the set value.
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