The role of the grid filters in VSC-based grid converter operation is twofold. On one side the grid filter should have a dominant inductive behaviour to guarantee the proper operation of the voltage source converter if connected to a voltage source type system such as the utility grid. In this sense grid converters replicate the well-known behaviour of synchronous generators and of transmission lines where the control of active and reactive power exchange is related to the control of phase and magnitude of the electromagnetic force. On the other side, VSCbased grid converters generate PWM carrier and side-band voltage harmonics. These voltages may lead to current flowing into the grid, which can disturb other sensitive loads/equipment and increase losses if proper grid filters are not adopted to prevent them flowing. A grid filter made by a simple inductor is the simplest solution to comply with the two aforementioned requirements.For applications around and above several hundreds of kW, like the wind turbine systems, the switching frequency is low, to limit losses. Hence to attenuate the harmonics in the current enough to meet the demands of standards and grid codes the use of a high value of input inductance could be not enough alone (Figure 11.1) and it becomes quite expensive to realize higher value filter reactors and sometimes also the encumbrance of the inductor could be an issue [1]. Moreover, the system dynamic response may become poorer.For applications around a few kW, like the most widespread photovoltaic systems, the switching frequency is higher. Hence even smaller inductors could help in meeting the requirements, but the encumbrance of the inductors is certainly an issue since the converter and its passive elements are integrated.At a system level, like in the case of wind or photovoltaic parks, the main concern is related to the disturbances produced by some specific harmonics. Hence a possibility is to use a bank of tuned LC trap filters, which have the advantage to stop specific harmonics that could deteriorate the voltage quality.However, typically standards and grid codes recommend compliance with limitations that are very stringent for frequencies above a certain threshold. Hence a low-pass filter attenuation is needed and the preferred solution becomes the use of high-order filters like LCL, which provide 60 dB per decade attenuation for the PWM carrier and side-band voltage harmonics. Figure 11.1 Worst-case weighted harmonic voltage over the modulation index range (0.8-1.15) compared to the German VDEW per-unit harmonic current injection limits (base voltage 3.3 kV, base power 6 MVA, SCR = 20, 1.05 kHz, 1 p.u. inductor) With this solution, optimum results can be obtained using quite small values of inductors and capacitors [2, 3].A further issue for a VSC is high-frequency EMI (differential mode and common mode) [4], which needs specific filters in frequency ranges above 150 kHz and rated at lower power levels.Of course an LCL filter that is effective in the reduction of switching frequency...