International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive System (IJPEDS)

Vol. 7, No. 3, September 2016, pp. 701~712

ISSN: 2088-8694, DOI: 10.11591/ijpeds.v7i3.10465  701

Solar Photovoltaic Generators with MPPT and Battery Storage

in Microgrids

B.V Rajanna*, SVNL Lalitha*, G Joga Rao**, S.K Shrivastava**

* Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, KL University, India
** Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SunRise University, India

Article Info ABSTRACT

Article history: Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of a photo voltaic system with
different temperature and insolation conditions used for Micro grids can be
Received Nov 12, 2015 explained in this paper. The different steps of the design of this controller are
Revised Mar 13, 2016 presented together with its simulation and the feasibility of control methods
Accepted Apr 14, 2016 to be adopted for the operation of a micro grid when it becomes isolated.
Normally, the micro grid operates in interconnected mode with the medium
voltage network; however, scheduled or forced isolation can take place. In
Keyword: such conditions, the micro grid must have the ability to operate stably and
autonomously. An evaluation of the need of storage devices and load to take
Distributed Generation off strategies is included in this paper. Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy has
Islanded operation witnessed double-digit growth in the past decade. The penetration of PV
MATLAB/Simulink systems as distributed generators in low-voltage grids has also seen
Micro-Grids significant attention. In addition, the need for higher overall grid efficiency
MPPT and reliability has boosted the interest in the microgrid concept. High-
PV System efficiency PV-based microgrids require maximum power point tracking
(MPPT) controllers to maximize the harvested energy due to the nonlinearity
in PV module characteristics. This paper proposes an approach of
coordinated and integrated control of solar PV generators with the maximum
power point tracking (MPPT) control and battery storage control to provide
voltage and frequency (V-f) support to an islanded microgrid. The simulation
studies are carried out with the IEEE 13-bus feeder test system in grid
connected and islanded microgrid modes. The MPPT of a Photovoltaic
System for Micro Grid operation is successfully designed and simulated by
using MATLAB/Simulink Software in this paper.
Copyright © 2016 Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science.
All rights reserved.

Corresponding Author:
BV Rajanna,
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering,
KL University,
Green Fields,Vaddeswaram,
Pincode: 522502, Guntur District, A.P., India.
Email: bv.rajanna@gmail.com

1. INTRODUCTION
The microgrid is a collection of distributed generators or microresources, energy storage devices,
and loads which operate as a single and independent controllable system capable of providing both power
and heat to the area of service [1]. The microresources that are incorporated in a microgrid are comprised of
small units, less than 100 kW, provided with power electronics (PE) interface. Most common resources are
Solar Photovoltaic (PV), Fuel Cell (FC), or microturbines connected at the distribution voltage level. In a
micro grid, the micro sources and storage devices are connected to the feeders through the micro source
controllers (MCs) and the coordination among the micro sources is carried out by the central controller (CC)
[2]. The micro grid is connected to the medium voltage level utility grid at the point of common coupling

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(PCC) through the circuit breakers. When a micro grid is connected to the grid, the operational control of
voltage and frequency is done entirely by the grid; however, a micro grid still supplies the critical loads at
PCC, thus, acting as a PQ bus. In islanded condition, a micro grid has to operate on its own, independent of
the grid, to control the voltage and frequency of the micro grid and hence, acts like a PV (power-voltage) bus.
The operation and management in both the modes is controlled and coordinated with the help of micro source
controllers (MCs) at the local level and central controller (CCs) at the global level. Similar to the traditional
synchronous generator frequency control [3], the micro grid voltage and frequency control can also be
performed using droop control methods [4]–[8]. The present work provides fast response characteristics for
voltage and frequency control as compared to the secondary control considered in [8]. The analogy between
inverter control and the synchronous generator control in an islanded micro grid is studied in detail in [9]. In
the islanded mode, there is the necessity of having a reference voltage and frequency signals in the micro grid
inverter control [10]. The operation and control of the inverter interface of renewable- based distributed
energy resources (DERs), like Solar Photovoltaic (PV) in a micro grid, is a real challenge, especially when it
comes to maintaining both micro grid voltage and frequency within an acceptable range. A voltage control
method based on traditional droop control for voltage sag mitigation along with voltage ride through
capability is proposed in [11]. A dynamic voltage regulation based on adaptive control is proposed in [12],
[13]. However, there are not many researches works performed on V-f or P-Q control using solar PV
including MPPT control and battery storage in micro grids. In [14], frequency regulation with PV in micro
grids is studied; however, this work does not consider the voltage control objective and lacks battery storage
in the micro grid. In [15], a small scale PV is considered in a grid-connected mode to control the active and
reactive power of the system. Here, the control methods consider abc-dq0 transformation and vice versa
which is avoided in the present paper. In [16], power modulation of solar PV generators with an electric
double layer capacitor as energy storage is considered for frequency control. In [17], load frequency control
is implemented in micro grid with PV and storage; however, this work also lacks the consideration of a
voltage control objective. The voltage and frequency control with solar PV and battery in micro grid with an
induction machine is investigated in [18]; however, this work does not explain the transfer mechanism of
controls to consider the battery SOC constraint. In summary, the previous works in this topic either lack the
incorporation of an energy storage component or the voltage control objective along with frequency control
or the incorporation of control transition in different scenarios. The present work fulfills these gaps by
considering all of these objectives [19]. The coordinated control and management of distributed generators
and renewable energy resources together with controllable loads and storage systems are the most important
and challenging tasks in micro grid operation [20], [22]. Micro grid can be operated in grid-connected mode
or in islanded mode [23]. Typically, energy storage systems are repeatedly proposed to support frequency
and voltage control of micro grids. Due to the intermittency in renewable power generation and constantly
changing load demand, charging and discharging of various energy storage systems in a micro grid needs to
be appropriately coordinated. In islanded mode, the main responsibility of the storage is to perform energy
balance. In grid-connected mode, the main goal is to prevent propagation of the renewable source
intermittency and load fluctuations to the grid. In a renewable powered micro grid, a single type of energy
storage systems cannot perform all these tasks efficiently. Hence, in intermittent nature of renewable energy
sources, demands involve usage of storage with high energy density. At the same time, quick fluctuation of
load demands requires storage with high power density. This project proposes a distributed energy storage
system that contains both high energy density storage systems as well as high power density storage systems
to meet the ever growing requirements. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is validated by various
simulation results using HOMER software.

Figure 1. One diode equivalent circuit of Solar PV

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Nomenclature
Instantaneous PCC voltage
Average PCC voltage
Instantaneous inverter output voltage
Average inverter output voltage
Coupling inductor
P(t) Inverter average active power
Q(t) Inverter average reactive power
S(t) Inverter average apparent power
Duty cycle of DC/DC booster
Reference maximum power
PV active power output
Phase shift between and
Reference microgrid frequency
Measured microgrid frequency
AC side total average active power
DC side average active power
Reference battery active power
Actual injected battery active power
Average reactive power reference (Reactive Load)
Actual generated reactive power
Average active power reference (Active Load)
Actual generated active power

2. PROPOSED METHOD
2.1. Solar PV Modeling and Validation
The commonly accepted solar cell model is a one diode model [19]. This work uses the single diode
model of the solar cell to model the Kyocera KC200GT solar array, which is shown in Figure 1. The I-V
characteristics of a solar array, as shown in Figure 2, are represented by (1).

( )
( ) (1)

where and are the photo current and the diode saturation currents respectively. The photocurrent of the
PV array depends linearly on the solar irradiation and the cell temperature. Where and are the photo
current and the diode saturation currents respectively. The photocurrent of the PV array depends linearly on
the solar irradiation and the cell temperature. Vtherm (=NskT/q) is the thermal voltage of the array, Ns being
the cells connected in series for greater output voltage, K is the Boltzmann constant (1.3806503X10-23 J/K),
T is the temperature of the p-n junction of the diode q (1.60217646 X 10-19) is the electron charge Rs and
Rsh are the equivalent series and shunt resistances of the array respectively and is the ideality factor
usually chosen in the range 1 . Here is taken as 1.
The photocurrent of the PV array depends linearly on the solar irradiance and the cell temperature, as shown
by (2).

( ) (2)

Here, is the photocurrent at the standard test condition (STC, 250C and 1000 W/m2), is the short
circuit current/temperature coefficient, is the difference between the actual and nominal temperature in
Kelvin, G is the irradiation on the device surface and is the nominal radiation, both in W/ .
Can be calculated based on

(3)

Using these fundamental equations and parameters from the data sheet, the PV model is developed and
verified with the panel datasheet. The I-V characteristics of KC200GT for different irradiance levels at the

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cell temperature of 250C and varying cell temperature for a constant irradiance level of 1000 W/m2 as
obtained from the simulation are shown in Figures 2(a) and (b), respectively.The similarities of the I-V
curves for different conditions with the corresponding curves in the KC200GT panel datasheet prove
thevalidity of the developed solar panel model. The parameters of the PV panel under study are shown in
Table 1.

Figure 2. The-characteristics of Kyocera KC200GT from simulation with (a) varying irradiance at a cell
temperature of 25 C and; (b) varying cell temperature at 1000W/m.

Table 1. PV Panel Parameters at 1000 W/M and 25 C

Model Kyocera KC200GT
PMPP 200W
VMPP 26.30V
IMPP 7.61A
VOC 32.90V
ISC 8.21A

The PV system under study for the proposed V-f and P-Q control has 125 strings with each string
having 4 series connected panels. The Maximum Power Point (MPP) for a single panel of KC200GT at 1000
W/m2 and 250C (STC) is 200 W. Hence, the maximum power of the PV generator at STC is 125 X 4 X 200
=100kW. But the MPP varies according to the change in irradiance level and cell temperature.

3. RESEARCH METHOD
3.1. PV System Configuration and System Description
3.1.1.PV System Configuration
Figure 3 shows the PV system configuration for V-f and P-Q control with PV operating at MPP
including the battery storage backup. It is a two-stage configuration where a DC-DC boost converter is used
for MPPT control. The system also considers a battery back-up in case of emergencies while maintaining the
voltage and frequency of the microgrid or while trying to supply the critical loads. A battery is connected in
parallel to the PV to inject or absorb active power through a bidirectional DC-DC converter. When the
battery is absorbing power, the converter operates in the buck mode and when battery is injecting power to
the grid, it operates in the boost mode. The operation mode is maintained through the control signal provided
to the converter switches. The PV system is connected to the grid through a coupling inductor . The
coupling inductor filters out the ripples in the PV output current. The connection point is called the point of
common coupling (PCC) and the PCC voltage is denoted as . The rest of the system in Fig. 3 denotes
the IEEE 13-bus distribution feeder which is simplified as a substation with the feeder equivalent impedance,
R+jw . The PV source is connected to the DC link of the inverter with a capacitor . The PV is the active
power source, and the capacitor is the reactive power source of the PV system. According to the
instantaneous power definitions for a balanced three-phase system consider and denote the
instantaneous PCC voltage and the inverter output voltage (harmonics neglected) respectively,then the
average power of the PV denoted as P(t), the apparent power S(t) and the average reactive power Q(t) of the
PV are as given by eqs.(4)-(6).

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∫ (4)

√ (5)

√ = ( ) (6)

Here, α is the phase angle of (t) relative to the PCC voltage. P (t) and Q (t) in (4) and (6) can be
approximated by the first terms of the Taylor series if the angle α is small, as shown in (7) and (8):

(7)

(8)

Figure 3. System configuration of V-f control with solar PV generator operating at MPPT with a battery
storage system

3.1.2. Battery Modelling

In this paper, the battery model is taken from the MATLAB SimPower Systems library with
appropriate parameters which will be used for the proposed V-f and P-Q controls. The detailed description
about the battery model is given in [21]. It is assumed that the lead acid battery can be discharged up to SOC
of 20% and can be charged up to SOC of 80%. The battery model in [21] is an analytical model with two
equations representing the battery discharge and charge models. The battery discharge and charge model for
a lead acid battery is given by eqs. (9) and (10), respectively.

(9)

* + * + (10)

where is the battery voltage (V), V0 is the battery constant voltage (V), K is polarization constant
(V/Ah) or polarization resistance Q is battery capacity (Ah), ∫ battery charge (Ah), A is exponential
zone amplitude (V), B is exponential zone time constant inverse (Ah), R is the internal resistance is battery
current (A), i and is filtered current (A). The size of the battery is selected to provide a maximum backup
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power to compensate for the PV generation in the case of a very small or no irradiance level. In this work, the
MPP of PV generator at STC is 100 kW. Hence, the battery is chosen to provide this amount of power for a
maximum of 1 hour with an energy content of 100 kWh. The battery backup is considered for short duration
applications like frequency control and supplying power to critical loads in the event of emergency situations
One hour of battery backup is considered to be enough for other backup generators to take over the controls
in the microgrid emergency situations.

3.1.3. Description of IEEE 13-Bus Distribution Feeder

The diagram of the IEEE 13-bus distribution test system is shown in Figure 4. It consists of a
substation, 13 buses or nodes, 11 line sections, and 8 loads. The loads comprise of a combination of constant
impedance, constant current, and constant power (ZIP) loads but most of them are constant power loads. The
substation is at 115 kV and it is stepped down to 4.16 kV by a distribution transformer (T1). There is one
more transformer (T2) which steps down 4.16 kV to 480 V. In the grid connected mode, the substation
located atBus 650 at 115 kV level is considered as a source. In an islanded microgrid case, a diesel generator
connected at the same bus supplies the microgrid with a fixed amount of active power as referenced by the
central controller (CC) of the microgrid.

Figure 4. IEEE-13 bus distribution feeder

3.2. MPPT and Battery Integrated V-F and P-Q Conrol Methods
3.2.1.MPPT and Battery Integrated V-f Control Method
The MPPT and battery integrated V-f control diagrams are shown in Figures 5 and 6, respectively.
The control comprises of one loop for MPPT control, two different loops for V-f control at the inverter side
and another loop for battery power management.
The loop 1 in Figure 5 is a MPPT control. The actual PV power output, is compared with the
MPP reference, from the look up table 1 of irradiance versus MPP and this error is fed to a PI
controller, P which outputs the duty cycle δ* for the DC-DC booster so that the array always operates at the
referenced point by changing this duty cycle. The equation for this control loop is given by eq. (11). Here,
K and K are the controller proportional and integral gains respectively for this control loop.

( )+ ∫( ) (11)

Another feedback PI controller is used for voltage control at AC side. As shown in the control diagram in
Fig. 5 (loop 2), the PCC voltage is measured and the rms value of is calculated. Then, the rms value
is compared to a voltage reference which could be a voltage specified by the utility, and the
error is fed to a PI controller. The inverter output voltage is controlled so that it is in phase with the
PCC voltage, and the magnitude of the inverter output voltage is controlled so that the PCC voltage is
regulated at a given level . The control scheme can be specifically expressed as eq. (12).

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* ∫ (( ) )+ (12)

where and are the controller gains for this loop.

In (12), 1 has been added to the right-hand side such thatwhen there is no injection from the PV
generator, the PV output voltage is exactly the same as the terminal voltage. The frequency control is carried
out by controlling the active power output at the inverter side as shown in the outermost loop 3. The
referenced microgrid frequency of 60 Hz is compared with the measured value and this error is fed to the PI
controller that provides the phase shift contribution which shifts the voltage waveform in timescale
such that the active power injected will be enough to maintain the frequency at 60 Hz nominal value. The
equation for this control is given by (13).

( ) ∫( ) (13)

There is another controller used in the same loop 3. This controller maintains active power balance
between the AC and DC sides of the inverter. The reference signal for is obtained from the dynamically
changing active power injection from the inverter at the AC side as determined by the output of .
Themeasured AC side active power is multiplied by a factor of 1.02 considering the efficiency
of inverter as 98% such that the DC side active power is 102% of the AC side active power. The DC side
active power is compared with this value of AC side power and the error is fed to to obtain the phase
shift contribution from this loop as . The equation for this control is given by (14).

∫ (14)

The phase shift contributions from DC and AC sides, and are then averaged as given by (15) to obtain
the final phase shift, of the voltage waveform, which, then, generates the voltage reference signal
for the inverter PWM.

⁄ (15)

Here, the reason behind considering phase shift contributions from both DC and AC side active power is to
control the DC side voltage and achieve the desired value. By making and close in range through the
controller gains, it can be assured that the active power at the DC and AC sides is balanced. This, coupled
with the voltage control loop, assures that the DC side voltage is maintained at the value desired by the AC
side voltage. The controls shown in the diagram of Figure 5 and described above are also integrated with the
battery power control shown in Figure 6. The battery is incorporated in the PV system configuration in order
to supply or absorb active power and support the frequency control objective with the PV generator. If there
is abundant solar power and the active power required for frequency control is less than PV MPP, then the
battery will be charged. If there is not enough solar power available and if the active power required for
frequency control is more than PV MPP, then the battery will supply the deficit power in order to maintain
the microgrid frequency at 60 Hz. Hence, the control method for the battery charge/discharge that depends on
this requirement is developed as shown in Figure 6. It also shows the selection of charge and discharge
modes which handle the battery SOC constraint and will be described later in the Part B of this section. In
Figure 6, the reference power to the battery is generated dynamically by subtracting the inverter
active power injection, from the power generated by PV, . The controller comprised of a PI
controller, which receives the error signal obtained after subtracting the actual battery power, from
the battery reference, . The signal obtained from is then compared with a triangular waveform of
unity magnitude to generate the signal, . This is similar to common Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) in
inverter controls. and are the proportional and integral gains respectively. The equation for this
control is given by (16).

( ) ∫( ) (16)

One more step is considered to differentiate the charging and discharging mode of the battery. This is
undertaken by comparing with . If , the battery is in charging mode, hence,
the signal obtained from the PWM, and the result of this comparison is passed through a logical AND to
generate a switching signal which activates the Buck mode of the DC-DC converter. If the condition
is false, (i.e., ), the opposite of this signal and is passed through a logical

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AND to generate a switching signal which activates the Boost mode of the DC-DC converter. Hence, with
this control logic, the converter is capable of operating in both directions and therefore, effectively charging
and discharging the battery whenever required. This will be verified through the results presented in Section
4 of this paper.

Figure 5. Integrated Solar PV MPPT and V-f control diagram

Figure 6. Battery power control diagram

4. SIMULATION RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

This section presents the simulation results obtained with applications of the proposed control
methods to the IEEE 13-bus distribution feeder. First, the results obtained from the coordinated V-f control
are presented which is followed by the results from the coordinated P-Q control. In grid connected mode, the
distribution feeder is considered to be supplied by a central generator with a substation at Bus 650 at 115 kV
level and a PV generator at Bus 632. Hence, in an islanded case, the distribution feeder is supplied by a diesel
Generator and a PV connected at Buses 650 and 632, respectively. The Simulink diagram of the MPPT
integrated with Battery of a Photovoltaic System for Micro Grid operation is shown in Figure 7.

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Figure 7. The Simulink diagram of the MPPT integrated with Battery of a Photovoltaic System for Micro
Grid operation

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

(e) (f)

(g) (h)

Figure 8. Results of coordinated V-f control with Solar PV including MPPT control and battery control

4.1.1. Test of V-F Control in Microgrid Mode:

For the demonstration of the V-f control algorithm, two different irradiance cases are considered:
Case 1 with irradiance 1000 W/m2 and Case 2 with 750 W/m2. The PI controller gain parameters for Case 1
are given in Table 2. The controller gains should be adjusted slightly for the change in irradiance. While

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moving from the grid connected to microgrid mode, the diesel generator is controlled to generate a fixed
amount of active power according to the command from the central controller. The diesel generator produces
a fixed amount of 1.25 MW throughout the simulation period as shown in Figure 8(a). It also shows the
reactive power generated from the diesel generator. In the islanded mode, the active power generated by the
diesel generator is not enough to fulfill the power demand of the microgrid. Figures 8(b) and 8(c) shows the
microgrid frequency which initially dips to a value of 57.8 Hz due to the load-generation imbalance. The
frequency control from the PV generator starts at 0.1 sec which quickly regulates the frequency back to 60
Hz in 0.2 sec. Figures 8(d) and 8(e) shows the plot of the PCC voltage in p.u. It can be observed that voltage
is also quickly regulated at 1 p.u. after the control is started. Figures 8(f) and 8(g) shows the active and
reactive power injection from the PV inverter which regulates the frequency and voltage of the microgrid.
The active power injection from the inverter, which is required to maintain the frequency at 60 Hz in both
cases, is around 80 kW. However, there is a difference in the share of the PV generator and the battery
energy storage while providing the required 80 kW to the microgrid. This is evident from Figure 8(h) which
shows the active power from the PV, the battery, and the inverter, respectively, for both cases. In Case 1,
solar irradiance is abundant at 1000 W/m2 and hence, the PV generates the maximum power of 100 kW
which is more than is required to maintain the microgrid frequency. The surplus 20 kW is used to charge the
battery. The negative sign in battery power means that it is a charging phase, i.e., the battery absorbs power is
shown in Figure 8(h).

5. CONCLUSION
The contribution of this paper can be summarized as follows:
a. This paper proposes and presents coordinated strategies of V-f control and P-Q control, respectively,
for Micro grids with PV generator and battery storage.
b. In the control strategies, the PV generator is operated at MPP, and the battery storage acts as a
buffer in order to inject and absorb deficit or surplus power by using the charge/discharge cycle of
the battery.
The paper contributes in demonstrating the control strategies with effective coordination between
Inverter V-f (Or P-Q) control, MPPT control, and energy storage control.
a. The proposed control strategy also provides a smooth transition of PV side PQ control in grid
connected Mode to V-f control in islanded mode. This is the most essential feature required in the
modern Microgrid controllers.
b. The proposed control algorithms are also capable of handling the battery SOC constraint. An
effective seamless transformation of controls from V-f to constant active power and voltage control
at the PV side and from constant active power control to frequency control at the diesel generator is
validated with satisfactory results. This feature helps the controller to adapt to the changing
irradiance levels while considering the battery availability.
c. The proposed V-f control method shows a very satisfactory performance in reviving highly reduced
voltage and frequency back to the nominal values in a matter of only 2 seconds. It is much faster
than the diesel generator control which takes around 10 seconds to settle down. Hence, PV and
battery installations might be applied effectively in restoring the microgrid frequency and the
voltage at PCC after disturbances.
d. Similarly, the proposed integrated and coordinated P-Q control algorithm can be effectively used in
supplying some critical loads of a microgrid with solar PV and battery.
In the present methods, the control parameters are dependent upon the PV, battery, and external grid
conditions and must be re-tuned with the changing conditions. This can be overcome by using an adaptive
method to obtain these parameters dynamically based on the system conditions. The adaptive control
methods could be a very useful and promising future direction of this work.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I express my thanks to the support given by management in completing my project. I also express
my sincere gratitude & deep sense of respect to Dr SVNL Lalitha for making us available all the required
assistance & for her support & inspiration to carry out this project in the Institute. I would like to thank Dr
SVNL Lalitha, professor who has been an inspiring guide and committed faculty who gave relief moral
support in every situation of engineering career. The encouragement and support by her, especially in
carrying out this project motivated me to complete this project. I am thankful to the teaching and non-
teaching staff of EEE department for their direct as well as indirect help in my project. I am elated to avail
my selves to this opportunity to express my deep sense of gratitude to my parents.

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BIOGRAPHIES OF AUTHORS

Mr B V Rajanna is a student passed out from KL University from EEE Department. He

obtained B.Tech degree from JNTU Kakinada in 2010 and M.Tech degree from KL University
in 2015, Guntur. He had worked in different capacities in technical institiutions of higher
learning over 3 years. He has over 9 publications in International Journals. His Current Research
includes AMR (Automatic Meter Reading) devices, Smart Metering and Smart Grids, Micro-
Grids, Renewable Energy Sources, GSM/GPRS and PLC (Power Line Carrier) Communication
and Various modulation techniques such as QPSK, BPSK, ASK, FSK, OOK and GMSK.

Solar Photovoltaic Generators with MPPT and Battery Storage in Microgrids (BV Rajanna)
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Dr. S V N L Lalitha is working as a Professor in the Department of EEE, K L University. She

obtained her M. Tech and Ph.D degrees from National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India.
Obtained her B. Tech from S V University, Tirupathi. Her areas of research include power
system restructuring, distribution systems, smart grids, meta heuristic techniques application to
power system, wide area monitoring, control and protection.

Mr G Joga Rao was born in srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India, in 1983. He received B.Tech
(Electrical & Electronics Engineering) degree from Kamala Institute of Technology & Science,
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India, in 2004 and the M.Tech degree
from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University College, Hyderabad, India in 2007. Later he
joined in Chirala Engineering College, Chirala, and Andhra Pradesh as an assistant professor in
the department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering and serves more than 8 years. Currently
pursuing his Ph.D in SunRise University, Alwar, and Rajasthan, India. His area of interest
includes Power Systems, Energy Systems, and Renewable Energy Sources, Micro Grids and
Smart Grids. He is a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (LMISTE).

Dr. S.K Shrivastava Received B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from Nagpur University,
Nagpur in 1984, M.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology IIT(B), Bombay in 1987 and Ph.D
from Allahabad Agriculture University (currently Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture,
Technology and Sciences, Deemed University) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh in 2006. He has more
than 27 years of teaching experience in various colleges in different capacities and acted as a
technical advisior and reviewer for different programmes. His area of interest includes Energy
Systems and power systems. He is a life member of different professional bodies like ISTE,
Fellow the Institution of Engineers (IE), The Institution of Electronics & Telecommunication
Engineers.

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