In recent years, a lot of emphasis has been on the Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Sources (RES) due to their versatile impact on the Electrical Power System. Renewable energy offers a clean and pollution-free source of energy. Solar Photovoltaic, Wind, Biomass, etc. are the foremost sources of energy coming under renewable and accepted as widely available RES for power generation. However, the integration of these RES to the grid can be possible by Power Electronic Converters (PECs). These converters act as the interface between RES and Grid. A stable, protected, energy efficient, and good supply quality integration is the mandate of the present and future electrical power system. However, the increasing demand for power can be met by developing clean renewable energy resources and also by enhancing the overall efficiency of the conversion by adopting new/improved control methods. Therefore, these PECs serve as an energy conditioning device that processes and controls the flow of electrical energy by supplying voltages and currents in a form that optimally suits various types of loads and associated applications. Different converters and their topologies are designed to optimize energy conversion and distribution, minimize harmonic distortion, reduce cost, and to have high reliability. Recent trends are also focusing on power quality issues of renewable energy systems and associated smart energy management principles. Hardware implementation of such Grid interactive systems is also a challenging task due to the impact of various factors. Various controllers such as DSPs (TMS320F28335), WAVEACT FPGAs (WCU300), dSAPCE 1104, dSAPCE DS1202 MicroLabBox, ARM-Cortex Microcontrollers, etc. have been used for control algorithm implementation purpose. Various factors such as the design of the inverter/converter system, driver circuits, control implementation, etc. have to cater during such integrations. Thus, the objective of this STC is not only to discuss various control aspects of RES and their grid integration methods via different PECs but also their hardware implementation methods to achieve the above-mentioned benefits. Current technological advances and assessments in RES will be focused on.

Agenda

• Research and Development in Power Electronics NaMPET or MeiTY under National Mission on Power Electronics Technology (NaMPET Phase-III)
• Power Electronics Converters in Modern Electrical System: Architecture, Design and Interfacing Aspects
• Application of Power Electronic Converters in Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Sources
• Control of Power Converters for Grid-connected and islanded operation of Renewable Energy Sources
• Power Quality Problems in Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Systems
• Modeling, Control, and Pulse Width Modulation Techniques of Power Electronic Converters
• Optimal Energy Control and Challenges in Integration of Renewable Power Systems with Grid and Micro-grid Ancillary Services for Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Systems
• Review of Optimization Techniques in Grid-integration
• Real-Time Implementation/ Hardware implementation of Power Electronics Converters using high-speed processors like DSP, SAPCE, FPGA, and ARM-cortex