pvl_adrinverter

Anton Driesse's Grid-Connected PV Inverter Model

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Description

Computes AC power output using Anton Driesse's Grid-Connected PV Inverter model.

Inputs

Outputs

Example 1

load 'DriesseInverterDatabaseSAM2013.10.mat';
% PV Powered PVP2500 is entry #377
Inverter = ADRInverterDB(377)
Inverter = 

               Name: 'PV Powered: PVP2500 240V [CEC 2006]'
       Manufacturer: 'PV Powered'
              Model: 'PVP2500'
             Source: 'CEC'
                Vac: 240
            Vintage: 2006
             Pacmax: 2500
               Pnom: 2520
               Vnom: 219
               Vmin: 142
               Vmax: 402
    ADRCoefficients: [0.0163 8.2000e-04 0.0315 0.0061 0.0033 0.0043 0 0 0]
                Pnt: 3.9000
             Vdcmax: 500
             Idcmax: 20
            MPPTLow: 140
             MPPTHi: 450
            TambLow: -20
             TambHi: 40
             Weight: 70
           UniqueID: 176
          RowNumber: 377

Assume DC power is 1,000 W and voltage is 400 V

Pdc = 1000; %DC power is 1000 W
Vdc = 400; % DC violtage is 450 V
ACPower = pvl_adrinverter(Inverter, Vdc, Pdc)
ACPower =

  928.6313

Inverter efficiency can be calculated as:

Inverter_Efficiency = ACPower/Pdc
Inverter_Efficiency =

    0.9286

Example 2

Pdc = 0;
Vdc = 0;

When there is no DC power the inverter still draws power from the grid. This is expressed as a negative power output.

ACPower = pvl_adrinverter(Inverter, Vdc, Pdc)
ACPower =

   -3.9000

References

See Also

pvl_snlinverter

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