Fault Classification Approach for Grid‐Tied Photovoltaic Plant

This chapter provides detailed information about the functioning of grid‐tied solar photovoltaic (PV) plants, and identifies the faults which can be potential hurdle in achieving high yield and develop a fault classification (FC) mechanism for timely indication of the fault alarm. A brief overview of solar power plants in order to discuss the major components and their significance in a power plant. Solar power plants are generally categorized under two broad categories, solar PV power plants and concentrated solar thermal power plants. There are three common topologies which are used while installing a PV power plant. The topologies form standalone PV plants, bi‐modal PV plants, and grid‐connected PV plants. The chapter discusses the modeling and simulation of PV power plant based on an actually operational solar power plant which acts as a reference for testing of the proposed FC algorithm.