Study of Power Factor Correction Technique for a grid connected Hybrid System

Abstract

In recent years injection of renewable energy in existing system is a new challenge for faster growing country like India. In hybrid generation fossil fuel based and renewable based source are involved. The effect of the renewable energy on every parameters of the system is very important to study for maintaining proper stability of the system. Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) is one of the major parameter which regulates the solar generation. This frequent change of solar generation makes a great impact on the power factor of a hybrid system. To compensate the power factor with compensation device for a PV connected system must consider a relation between power factors with PV generation. In this paper author established a relation between Direct Normal Irradiation which regulate the PV generation with power factor of the system to make system more stable and economical. In this paper authors uses an ETAP simulation model to investigate the effect of the PV generation on power factor and correction technique.