Components’ Tolerance Impact on the Design of a Real Case of One MW PV Substation

Abstract

In this article, a real case of a one MW PV substation design problem is described. The impact of the tolerances of power components (mainly inductors and capacitors) on the design is highlighted through two studies using two different control strategies that are selective harmonic elimination (SHE) and selective harmonic modulation (SHM). The obtained results show that the components’ tolerances have a significant effect on the design, especially for the SHE strategy. While the design using SHM control shows a weak sensitivity to the components’ tolerance. In this study, an upgrade of the most sensitive control strategy is proposed in order to improve its sensitivity against components’ tolerance. The results show that the strategy upgrading leads not only to improving the sensitivity but also to generating better power quality.