Modeling and analysis of 3-phase VSI using SPWM technique for grid connected solar PV system

Solar energy is one of the most promising Renewable Energy Sources (RES) that can be used to produce electric energy through Photovoltaic (PV) process. The Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) systems which directly supply power to the grid are becoming more popular. A power electronic converter which converts DC power from the PV array to AC power at required voltage and frequency levels is known as Inverter. Generally different Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) techniques have been implemented for grid connected 3-phase Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) system. This paper describes few types of PWM techniques and mathematical model of LC filter circuit is given using state space analysis. Sine-PWM technique is proposed for 3-phase VSI and implemented using the state space model of the LC filter circuit. The simulation is performed in MATLAB/Simulink platform. Simulation results are presented for the inverter and load side to demonstrate the satisfactory performance of the sine-PWM technique.