Grid-Connected Solar PV Fed BLDC Motor Drive for Water Pumping System

Authors

  • Biranchi Narayan Kar Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Paulson Samuel Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Amit Mallick Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Odisha, India
  • Jatin Kumar Pradhan Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Odisha, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.3856

Keywords:

Brushless DC Motor, Solar photovoltaic, unidirectional power flow control, water pump, Power quality

Abstract

This article proposes a unidirectional power flow of a grid-connected brushless DC motor powered water pumping system fed by a photovoltaic array using a bridgeless power factor corrected (PFC) boost converter. The system consists of a bridgeless PFC converter, a boost converter, and a voltage source inverter to drive a brushless DC motor coupled with a pump. As a backup source, the grid is used. This system allows the water pump to run at maximum capacity regardless of the weather conditions. The grid will provide power if the photovoltaic array is unable to fulfil the required power demand. The unidirectional power flow through a conventional power factor corrected (PFC) boost converter causes conduction loss in the input bridge rectifier, thereby hurting efficiency, power factor, and THD. This paper presents a bridgeless PFC boost converter topology to reduce the conduction losses, thereby increasing the efficiency and obtaining a nearly unity power factor as well as lower total harmonic distortion (THD) of input current. The system is simulated using MATLAB /Simulink. The proposed system’s real-time validation is realized through the OPAL-RT simulator OP5700. The THD results obtained are well within the specified standard of IEC 61000-3-2 and IEEE 519-1992.

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Author Biographies

Biranchi Narayan Kar, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India

Biranchi Narayan Kar received his BE in Electrical Engineering from Seemanta Engineering College, Jharpokharia, Odisha, India in 2005 and an M.Tech in Power Electronics and Drives from National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, India in 2011. He is currently working toward his PhD in the Electrical Engineering at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, Pryagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. His research interests include power electronics Drives and Renewable Energy.

Paulson Samuel, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India

Paulson Samuel received the Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) degree from the G. S. Institute of Technology and Science, Indore, India, in 1984, and the Master of Engineering in Computer Science and Engineering degree from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India, in 1998. He completed his PhD in electrical engineering at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India, in 2013. From 1990 onward, he has been a faculty member in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, where he is presently a Professor. From 1984 to 1990, he was an Engineer at the National Thermal Power Corporation, New Delhi, India. His research interests include power quality, distributed generation, automation, control of power converters, and multilevel inverters.

Amit Mallick, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Odisha, India

Amit Mallick received his B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from NM Institute of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar Odisha, India in 2013 and his MTech in Power System from VSSUT, Burla, Odisha, India in 2011. He is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Dept at VSSUT, Burla, Odisha. His research interests include Power electronics, Power systems and Microgrid operation and protection.

Jatin Kumar Pradhan, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Odisha, India

Jatin Kumar Pradhan received his BE in Electrical Engineering VSSUT, Burla, Odisha in 2008, MTech in Power Electronics and Drives from National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha, India in 2011 and PhD from IIT Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India in 2019. He is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Dept at VSSUT, Burla, Odisha, India. His research interests include Control of MIMO System, Robust Control, Control System Applications.

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Published

2023-07-12

How to Cite

Kar, B. N. ., Samuel, P. ., Mallick, A. ., & Pradhan, J. K. . (2023). Grid-Connected Solar PV Fed BLDC Motor Drive for Water Pumping System. Distributed Generation &Amp; Alternative Energy Journal, 38(05), 1477–1504. https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.3856

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2023: Vol 38 Iss 5

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