Performance analysis of SRF-PLL and DDSRF-PLL algorithms for grid interactive inverters

Abstract

In grid interactive power converter applications, phase locked loop (PLL) algorithms are very important to realize grid synchronization. The performance of PLL should not be affected by adverse conditions such as voltage unbalance, harmonics, frequency and phase changes. Otherwise, synchronization errors occur between the grid interactive inverter and the grid. In this paper, two different PLL algorithms are simulated by modeling under MATLAB/Simulink. The performances of the PLLs are comparatively presented under four different grid conditions such as balanced, unbalanced, harmonics and variable frequency. In this study, synchronous reference frame-PLL (SRF-PLL) and decoupled double synchronous reference frame-PLL (DDSRF-PLL) which are mostly used, state-of-arts and effective PLL algorithms are analyzed by modeling in grid synchronization applications. It has also been demonstrated the positive and negative aspects of the PLLs based on the obtained results.

Keywords

• Grid interactive inverter,Phase locked loop,PLL,Synchronization

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