Modeling and Simulation of Grid Connected 1 MW Solar PV Power Plant

Abstract

For a generation like ours where pollution a also a major matter of concern along with the depletion of the fossil fuel, we need to find different methods of energy generation where the pollution is at its minimum and the power generated is sufficient enough to fulfill the crisis. The modeling model as well as simulation of a 1 MW solar power plant based on PV when connected to a grid is done on MATLAB simulink R2014a. If the extraction of energy coming from the sun is done in proper ways, then we can cope with the growing demands of the electricity without harming the environment. The development of PV array model with their integration and the implementation of simulink are described in this paper. IGBT, Inverter, solar array and transformer are some of the components used in this system. Power plant performance is also shown with the help of a graph.