System and method for integrating local maximum power point tracking into an energy generating system having centralized maximum power point tracking
A system for integrating local maximum power point tracking (MPPT) into an energy generating system having centralized MPPT is provided. The system includes a system control loop and a plurality of local control loops. The system control loop comprises a system operating frequency, and each local control loop comprises a corresponding local operating frequency. Each of the local operating frequencies is spaced apart from the system operating frequency by at least a predefined distance. For a particular embodiment, a settling time corresponding to the local operating frequency of each local control loop is at least five times faster than a time constant corresponding to the system operating frequency.
1. A system for integrating local maximum power point tracking (MPPT) into an energy generating system having centralized MPPT, comprising:
a system control loop comprising a system operating frequency; and
a plurality of local control loops, each local control loop comprising a corresponding local operating frequency, wherein each of the local operating frequencies is spaced apart from the system operating frequency by at least a predefined distance.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system control loop comprises a closed-loop system and each of the local control loops comprises a closed-loop system.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system control loop comprises an array of energy generating devices and a DC-AC converter comprising a central MPPT control block configured to provide MPPT for the array.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein each local control loop comprises an energy generating device and a local converter configured to provide MPPT for the energy generating device.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system operating frequency comprises a corresponding time constant for the system control loop.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein each of the local operating frequencies comprises a corresponding settling time for the local control loop that corresponds to that local operating frequency.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the settling time of each local control loop is faster than the time constant for the system control loop.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the settling time of each local control loop is at least five times faster than the time constant for the system control loop.
9. A system for integrating local maximum power point tracking (MPPT) into an energy generating system having centralized MPPT, comprising:
a system control loop comprising an array of energy generating devices and a DC-AC converter comprising a central MPPT control block configured to provide MPPT for the array, wherein the system control loop is configured to operate based on a system operating frequency; and
a plurality of local control loops, each local control loop comprising one of the energy generating devices and a local converter configured to provide MPPT for the energy generating device, wherein each of the local control loops is configured to operate based on a corresponding local operating frequency, and wherein each of the local operating frequencies is spaced apart from the system operating frequency by at least a predefined distance.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the system control loop comprises a closed-loop system and each of the local control loops comprises a closed-loop system.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the system operating frequency comprises a corresponding time constant for the system control loop.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein each of the local operating frequencies comprises a corresponding settling time for the local control loop that corresponds to that local operating frequency.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the settling time of each local control loop is faster than the time constant for the system control loop.
14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the settling time of each local control loop is at least five times faster than the time constant for the system control loop.
15. A method for integrating local maximum power point tracking (MPPT) into an energy generating system having centralized MPPT, comprising:
providing a system control loop comprising a system operating frequency; and
providing a plurality of local control loops, each local control loop comprising a corresponding local operating frequency, wherein each of the local operating frequencies is spaced apart from the system operating frequency by at least a predefined distance.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the system operating frequency comprises a corresponding time constant for the system control loop.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein each of the local operating frequencies comprises a corresponding settling time for the local control loop that corresponds to that local operating frequency.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the settling time of each local control loop is faster than the time constant for the system control loop.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the settling time of each local control loop is at least five times faster than the time constant for the system control loop.
20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the system control loop comprises an array of energy generating devices and a DC-AC converter comprising a central MPPT control block configured to provide MPPT for the array, and wherein each local control loop comprises one of the energy generating devices and a local converter configured to provide MPPT for the energy generating device.