Photovoltaic systems can be either grid connected, off-grid or hybrid. With grid connected solar system, excess solar energy generated can be sold to the utility. The onsite production of solar energy is normally greatest at or near the time of building and utility peak loads, thereby reducing utility bills because of peak shaving ( Strong, 2016 ).
which is a reasonable assumption as the PV current varies slowly. Grid-connected or utility-interactive photovoltaic systems are designed to operate in parallel with and interconnected with the electric utility grid. The primary component in grid-connected photovoltaic systems is the inverter or power conditioning unit (PCU).
The PCU converts the DC power produced by the photovoltaic array into AC power consistent with the voltage and power quality requirements of the utility grid, and automatically stops supplying power to the grid when the utility grid is not energised ( Fig. 5.4 ).
In general, the power flow in case of grid-connected PV system is unidirectional i.e., at all times power flow is from PV panels to the grid. Hence, in that case, the only unidirectional converter is required.
The difference is mainly on how the data-signal is coupled into a power line at a transmitter and how the signal is extracted at the receiver side. Another option to distinguish is
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