Authors: Pratikbhai Patel
Abstract: The globalization of power systems with smart grid infrastructure has increased the demand of using high efficiency power conversion technologies that can incorporate into the national grids renewable energy sources, including solar and wind. This study focuses on the significance of a developed Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) methodology in streamlining the inverter efficiency, minimizing the harmonic distortion, and the grid stability. The research uses a systematic analysis methodology to assess converter topologies, modulation schemes, energy storage integration, electric vehicle mechanism, demand response scheme, and computational intelligence scheme under smart grid conditions. The results show that the optimised PWM methods have a significant drop in switching and conduction losses, thermal performance, and quality of voltage waveforms. These enhancements lead to the growth in the level of renewable penetration, system reliability, and low cost of operation. In addition, the study emphasizes the need to coordinate inverter efficiency standards, adaptive control, and digital grid coordination to facilitate sustainable development goals in the world. These findings validate that power electronic conversion systems that operate on high efficiency are critical enablers of resilience, scale and environmentally sustainable smart grid infrastructures globally.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19088267
