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This document describes a simulation project of a novel seven-level active power filter topology for mitigating harmonics in high-power motor drive systems, such as those used in electric ship propulsion. The proposed active filter uses two inverters connected with tapped reactors to share compensation currents and produce seven voltage levels. Simulation results showing the performance of the active filter connected to a shipboard power system are provided.
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and total standing voltage. The proposed topology can generate a high number of voltage levels in the symmetric configuration. This topology intuitively generates positive and negative cycles without an additional H-bridge unit, which considerably reduces the total standing voltage of the inverter. A cascaded structure is developed from the proposed topology to create higher voltage levels. To show the novelty of the proposed topology, a thorough comparison between the available and the proposed topologies in terms of the number of switches, standing voltages, and dc-sources is presented. Furthermore, he power loss analysis is carried out for various load values. The feasibility of the proposed nine-level inverter is verified with simulation and experimental results.
A Simple Active and Reactive Power Control for Applications of Single-Phase E...
Aiming at effective power management in microgrids with high penetration of renewable energy sources (RESs), the paper proposes a simple power control for the so-called second-generation, single-phase electric springs (ES-2), that overcomes the shortcomings of the existing ES control methods. By the proposed control, the unpredictable power generated from RESs is divided into two parts, i.e. the one absorbed by the ES-2 that still varies and the other injected into the grid that turns to be controllable, by a simple and accurate signal manipulation that works both at steady-state and during RES transients. It is believed that such a control is suitable for the distributed power generation, especially at domestic homes.
In the paper, the proposed control is supported by a theoretical background. Its effectiveness is at first validated by simulations and then by experiments. To this purpose, a typical RES application is considered, and an experimental setup is arranged, built up around an ES-2 implementing the proposed control. Testing of the setup is carried out in three steps and proves not only the smooth operation of the ES-2 itself, but also its capability in running the application properly.
A multi cell 21-level hybrid multilevel inverter synthesizes a reduced number...
A multi-cell hybrid 21-Level multilevel inverter is proposed in this paper. The proposed topology includes two-unit; an H-bridge is cascaded with a modified K-type unit to generate an output voltage waveform with 21 levels based only on two unequal DC suppliers. The proposed topology's advantage lies in the fine and clear output voltage waveforms with high output efficiency. Meanwhile, the high number of output voltage waveform levels generates a low level of distortion and reduces the level of an electromagnetic interface (EMI). Moreover, it reduces the voltage stress on the switching devices and gives it a long lifetime. Also, the reduction in the number of components has a noticeable role in saving size and cost. Regarding the capacitors charging, the proposed topology presents an online method for charging and balancing the capacitor's voltage without any auxiliary circuits. The proposed topology can upgrade to a high number of output steps through the cascading connection. Undoubtedly this cascading will increase the power level to medium and high levels and reduce the harmonics content to a neglectable rate. The proposed system has been tested through the simulation results, and an experimental prototype based on the controller dSPACE (DS-1103) hardware unit used to support the simulation results.
A Simplified Space Vector Pulse-Width Modulation Scheme for Three-Phase Casca...
This document presents a simplified space vector pulse-width modulation (SVPWM) scheme for three-phase cascaded H-bridge inverters. It treats each unit as a three-level inverter and uses three-level SVPWM to modulate each unit individually. Duty cycles from sector 1 are mapped to obtain duty cycles for other sectors. This simplifies the process compared to conventional multilevel SVPWM. Simulation and experimental results validate the presented SVPWM scheme, which provides a higher effective switching frequency while maintaining the same DC-link voltage utilization as conventional SVPWM, with significantly reduced FPGA resource utilization.
A Variable DC Link based Novel Multilevel Inverter Topology for Low Voltage A...
In this paper; a variable dc link based novel multilevel inverter (MLI) topology is proposed. This proposed topology comprises two variable dc links and a modified H-bridge unit. This new single-phase topology offers advantages such as reduction in count of switches; gate drivers and dc sources while simultaneously improving the power quality. The proposed topology has been analyzed for both symmetric and asymmetric modes of operation. A comparative study of the proposed topology with some recent MLI topologies has been presented. The comparative study indicates that the proposed topology requires less number of dc sources; switches and driver circuits as compared to other topologies. The proposed topology has been simulated for 31- level asymmetric configuration in MATLAB/SIMULINK environment to verify the proper operation of proposed topology. Harmonic analysis was also performed for 31-level inverter which showed significant reduction in the total harmonic distortion (THD) for phase voltage and current waveforms. The proposed topology is suitable for low voltage applications such as standalone photovoltaic (PV) systems and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs).
A generalized multilevel inverter topology with reduction of total standing v...
This paper presents a new multilevel inverter topology with reduced active switches and total standing voltage. The proposed topology can generate a high number of voltage levels in the symmetric configuration. This topology intuitively generates positive and negative cycles without an additional H-bridge unit, which considerably reduces the total standing voltage of the inverter. A cascaded structure is developed from the proposed topology to create higher voltage levels. To show the novelty of the proposed topology, a thorough comparison between the available and the proposed topologies in terms of the number of switches, standing voltages, and dc-sources is presented. Furthermore, the power loss analysis is carried out for various load values. The feasibility of the proposed nine-level inverter is verified with simulation and experimental results.
Parth Gandhinagar TPS
This document outlines Parth Vyas' seminar on his practical training at the Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station for his Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical Engineering from the Chartered Institute of Technology. The seminar will cover topics such as the methods for producing electricity in large power plants, the fuel-wise capacity and principal components of thermal power plants, an overview of the Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station including its layout, coal cycle, steam cycle, water cycle, and internal power layout.
A New Design Method of an LCL Filter Applied in Active DC-Traction Substations
This paper concentrates on the LCL filter with damping resistance intended to connect the shunt active power filter of an active DC-traction substation to the point of common coupling with the transmission grid. In order to find design conditions and conceive a design algorithm, attention is directed to the transfer functions related to currents and the associated frequency response. The mathematical foundation of the design method is based on the meeting the requirements related to the significant attenuation of the high-frequency switching current, concurrently with the unalterated flow of the current that needs to be compensated by active filtering. It is pointed out that there are practical limitations and a compromise must be made between the two requirements. To quantify the extent to which the harmonics to be compensated are influenced by imposing the magnitude response at both highest harmonic frequency to be compensated and switching frequency, a performance indicator is defined. As an additional design criterion, the damping power losses are taken into consideration. The validity and effectiveness of the proposed method are proved by simulation results and experimental tests on a laboratory test bench of small scale reproducing the specific conditions of a DC-traction substation with six-pulse diode rectifier.
Integration of PV, Battery and Supercapacitor in Islanded Microgrid
Nowadays battery is used to stabilize the DC bus voltage but battery has low power density and high energy density. Whereas the supercapacitor has high power density but low energy density. So, for high energy and power density the integration of battery and supercapacitor is more efficient. It is more challenging to integrate the different sources. So it is required a control strategy to integrate the battery and supercapacitor and provide continuous power to the load. It has also shown that the battery and supercapacitor charged in access mode of power and discharged in deficit mode of power. In this paper proposed a new approach to control the power and dc bus voltage.
High frequency ac-link pv inverter
In this paper, a high-frequency ac-link photovoltaic (PV) inverter is proposed. The proposed inverter overcomes most of the problems associated with currently available PV inverters. In this inverter, a single-stage power-conversion unit fulfills all the system requirements, i.e., inverting dc voltage to proper ac, stepping up or down the input voltage, maximum power point tracking, generating low-harmonic ac at the output, and input/output isolation. This inverter is, in fact, a partial resonant ac-link converter in which the link is formed by a parallel inductor/capacitor (LC) pair having alternating current and voltage. Among the significant merits of the proposed inverter are the zero-voltage turn-on and soft turn-off of the switches which result in negligible switching losses and minimum voltage stress on the switches. Hence, the frequency of the link can be as high as permitted by the switches and the processor. The high frequency of operation makes the proposed inverter very compact. The other significant advantage of the proposed inverter is that no bulky electrolytic capacitor exists at the link. Electrolytic capacitors are cited as the most unreliable component in PV inverters, and they are responsible for most of the inverters’ failures, particularly at high temperature. Therefore, substituting dc electrolytic capacitors with ac LC pairs will significantly increase the reliability of PV inverters. A 30-kW prototype was fabricated and tested. The principle of operation and detailed design procedure of the proposed inverter along with the simulation and experimental results are included in this paper. To evaluate the long-term performance of the proposed inverter, three of these inverters were installed at three different commercial facilities in Texas, USA, to support the PV systems. These inverters have been working for several months now.
Stability enhancement of wind power system by using energy capacitor system
This paper presents Permanent Magnet Synchronous generator (PMSG) based a variable speed wind turbine systems including energy capacitor system (ECS). The ECS is the combination of electric double layer capacitor (EDLC) known as super capacitor and power electronic devices for wind power application with its detailed modeling and control strategy which can supply smooth electrical power to the power grid and makes the system better stable and reliable. As generated power from wind fluctuates randomly, the objective of this control system is to select a line power reference level and to follow the reference level by absorbing or providing active power to or from ECS to smooth output power fluctuation penetrated to the grid and to keep the wind farm terminal voltage at a desired level by supplying necessary reactive power. The performance of the proposed system is investigated by simulation analysis using PSCAD/EMTDC software.
Development of wind and solar based ac microgrid with power quality improveme...
This work proposes a microgrid (μ-grid) integrating wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) resources, along with the battery energy storage (BES) to the three phase grid feeding the nonlinear load. The μ-grid disconcerted by probabilistic nonlinear time dependent parameters and their effects are compensated by cohesive controllers used for utility grid side voltage source converter (GVSC) and machine side VSC (MVSC). The switching controls and the reconfigurability of the μ-grid are addressed on imperative aspects of improving power quality (PQ), power reliability, nonlinear load compensation and economic utilization of resources. The nonlinear load compensation and PQ enhancement are achieved by executing modified version of the adaptive filtering technique including “momentum” based least mean square (MLMS) control technique, utilized for providing the switching control signals to the GVSC. It utilizes two preceding gradient weights for obtaining updated weight thereby improving the convergence rate and overcoming the limitation of conventional control of the same family. The MVSC acquires its switching signals from conventional vector control scheme and the encoderless estimation of speed and rotor position of the synchronous generator (SG) driven by wind turbine through back electromotive force control technique. The external environmental disturbances are overcome by utilizing perturb and observe (P&O) maximum power point (MPP) for wind optimal power extraction and adaptive P&O with variable perturbation step size for solar MPP estimation. Test results are obtained from the laboratory prototype under steady state and dynamic conditions including altering wind speed, intermittent solar insolation and variable load conditions. The PQ issues are addressed and investigated successfully.
Design and Control of Wind integrated Shunt Active Power Filter to Improve Po...
In this paper wind energy conservation system (WECS) with shunt active power filter (SAPF) is proposed for harmonics elimination, power factor correction, reactive power compensation and grid current balancing. Adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) based controller is implemented at WECS side to control the boost converter to achieve MPP and at SAPF sides to minimize voltage variations and enhance power quality. Here, synchronous reference frame (SRF) theory based reference current generation technique is employed in SAPF. The proposed scheme is implemented in MATLAB/Simulink. The results confirm that this method has better performance and can maintain total harmonic distortion (THD) level of the system within the IEEE standard 519.
Three phase transformerless shunt active power filter with reduced switch cou...
Shunt active power filter is the preeminent solution against nonlinear loads, current harmonics and power quality problems. APF topologies for harmonic compensation use numerous high-power rating components and are therefore disadvantageous. Hybrid topologies combining low-power rating APF with passive filters are used to reduce the power rating of voltage source inverter. Hybrid APF topologies for high-power rating systems use a transformer with large numbers of passive components. In this paper, a novel four-switch two-leg VSI topology for a three-phase SAPF is proposed for reducing the system cost and size. The proposed topology comprises a two-arm bridge structure, four switches, coupling inductors, and sets of LC PFs. The third leg of the three-phase VSI is removed by eliminating the set of power switching devices, thereby directly connecting the phase with the negative terminals of the dc-link capacitor. The proposed topology enhances the harmonic compensation capability and provides complete reactive power compensation compared with conventional APF topologies. The new experimental prototype is tested in the laboratory to verify the results in terms of total harmonic distortion, balanced supply current, and harmonic compensation, following the IEEE-519 standard.
Maximum power point tracking using fuzzy logic controller under partial condi...
This document describes a study that proposes a fuzzy logic controller for tracking the maximum power point of a photovoltaic system under different conditions. A MATLAB/Simulink model is developed that includes a PV panel, boost converter, and fuzzy logic-based MPPT algorithm. The fuzzy controller is shown to successfully track the MPP under uniform irradiation, sudden changes in irradiation, and partial shading conditions. Simulation results demonstrate the advantages of the fuzzy logic approach over conventional MPPT methods.
Design a Highly Efficient Push-Pull converter for Photovoltaic Applications
Design a schematic to extract maximum obtainable solar power from a PV module and use the energy for a DC application. This project investigates in detail the concept of Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) which significantly increases the efficiency of the solar photovoltaic system.
Dynamic modeling of microgrid for grid connected intentional islanding operat...
Microgrid is defined as the cluster of multiple distributed generators (DGs) such as renewable energy sources that supply electrical energy. The connection of microgrid is in parallel with the main grid. When microgrid is isolated from remainder of the utility system, it is said to be in intentional islanding mode. In this mode, DG inverter system operates in voltage control mode to provide constant voltage to the local load. During grid connected mode, the Microgrid operates in constant current control mode to supply preset power to the main grid. The main contribution of this paper is summarized as
1) Design of a network based control scheme for inverter based sources, which provides proper current control during grid connected mode and voltage control during islanding mode.
2) Development of an algorithm for intentional islanding detection and synchronization controller required during grid reconnection.
3) Dynamic modeling and simulation are conducted to show system behavior under proposed method using SIMULINK.
From the simulation results using Simulink dynamic models, it can be shown that these controllers provide the microgrid with a deterministic and reliable connection to the grid.
Dc environment for a refrigerator with variable speed compressor
DC power distribution in residential sector has regained interest among researchers and industrial players as new electronics-based appliances became locally available. However, the compatibility of appliances with DC distribution systems still requires much research effort. This work mainly explores on the power consumption profile of an inverter-driven Variable Speed
Front end buck rectifier with reduced filter size and single-loop control
This paper presents a transformerless solution for front-end rectification, which is particularly suitable for traction applications, requiring high voltages to be stepped down to appropriate dc voltage. The proposed topology is based on pulse widthmodulation buck rectifier (current source inverter topology) and is capable of rectification and stepping down of single-phase ac supply, in a single stage. A new control scheme is proposed to achieve constant dc output voltage and sinusoidal source current, irrespective of large ripples in the dc inductor current. The proposed scheme is configured in single-loop voltage control mode. The relevant small-signal model is derived from the large-signal model using multi order decomposition. An elaborate procedure of dc filter design is discussed, for circuit operation with minimum energy storage. All analytical results are validated by numerical simulation for sinusoidal and distorted source voltage. Experimental verification is achieved through a 1.2-kW grid-connected laboratory prototype.
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Novel High Performance Stand Alone Solar PV System with High Gain, High Effic...
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An advanced multilevel converter topology with Reduced switching elements
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Single phase active power filtering method using diode-rectifier-fed motor drive
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Designing of multilevel dpfc to improve power quality
According to growth of electricity demand and the increased number of non-linear loads in power grids, providing a high quality electrical power should be considered. In this paper, Enhancement of power quality by using fuzzy based multilevel power flow controller (DPFC) is proposed. The DPFC is a new FACTS device, which its structure is similar to unified power flow controller (UPFC). In spite of UPFC, in DPFC the common dc-link between the shunt and series converters is eliminated and three-phase series converter is divided to several single-phase series distributed converters through the line. This eventually enables the DPFC to fully control all power system parameters. It, also, increases the reliability of the device and reduces its cost simultaneously. In recent years multi level inverters are used high power and high voltage applications .Multilevel inverter output voltage produce a staircase output waveform, this waveform look like a sinusoidal waveform leads to reduction in Harmonics. Fuzzy Logic is used for optimal designing of controller parameters. Application of Fuzzy Multilevel DPFC for reduction of Total Harmonic Distortion was presented. The simulation results show the improvement of power quality using DPFC with Fuzzy logic controller.
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The three-phase synchronous reference frame phase-locked loop (SRF-PLL) is widely used for synchronization applications in power systems. In this paper, a new control strategy for three-phase grid-connected LCL inverters without a PLL is presented. According to the new strategy, a current reference can be generated by using the instantaneous power control scheme and the proposed positive-sequence voltage detector. Through theoretical analysis, it is indicated that a high-quality grid current can be produced by introducing the new control strategy. In addition, a kind of independent control for reactive power can be achieved under unbalanced and distorted grid conditions. Finally, the excellent performance of the proposed control strategy is validated by means of simulation and experimental results.
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Grid Interconnected Photo Voltaic System Using Shunt Active Filter for Power ...
Grid Interconnected Photo Voltaic System Using Shunt Active Filter for Power ...International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems
Now-a-days, power generation and utilization became more complicated which further affects the economy of a country. The available non-renewable energy sources that supply the demanded power do not consider environmental challenges like global warming and pollution. This leads to the development of power generation based on Renewable Energy Resources (RES). These RES are connected to the grid through power electronic converters which offer countless power quality issues that must be rectified to deliver a quality power to the end users. The proposed work uses a three phase Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) based Shunt Active Power Filter (SAPF) fed by solar Photo Voltaic (PV) system to eliminate current harmonics at the source side of the grid. The output of the PV system is given to a boost converter along with self–lift single-ended primary-inductor converter (SEPIC) for supplying high voltage gain which is accompanied by a Perturb & Observe Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT).The main objective of this paper is to eliminate the current harmonics at the grid side using SAPF. Also, the proposed SAPF is used for exporting the power generated from PV to the grid. The overall system performance is validated with a help of MATLAB/SIMULINK.High efficiency push pull converter for photovoltaic applications
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Today there is a rapid proliferation of DC loads into the market and DC micro grid with renewable energy sources is emerging as a possible solution to meet growing energy demand. As different energy sources like solar, wind, fuel cell, and diesel generators can be integrated into the DC grid, Management of power flow among the sources is essential. In this paper, a control strategy for Management of power flow in DC micro grid with solar and wind energy sources is presented. As the regulation of voltage profile is important in a standalone system, a dedicated converter is to be employed for maintaining the DC link voltage. DC link voltage is regulated by the battery circuit while maximum power is extracted from Solar and Wind to feed the loads connected at the DC bus. A power flow algorithm is developed to control among three sources in the DC Microgrid. The algorithm is tested for various load conditions and for fluctuations in solar and wind power in MATLAB/SIMULINK environment.
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- 1. ELECT RI CAL PROJECT S USI NG MAT LAB/SIMULI NK Gmail: asokatechnologies@gmail.com, Website: http://www.asokatechnologies.in 0-9347143789/9949240245 Seven-Level Shunt Active Power Filter for High-Power Drive Systems For Simulation Results of the project Contact Us Gmail: asokatechnologies@gmail.com, Website: http://www.asokatechnologies.in 0-9347143789/9949240245 ABSTRACT: In high-power adjustable-speed motor drives, such as those used in electric ship propulsion systems, active filters provide a viable solution to mitigating harmonic related issues caused by diode or thyristor rectifier front-ends. To handle the large compensation currents and provide better thermal management, two or more paralleled semiconductor switching devices can be used. In this paper, a novel topology is proposed where two active filter inverters are connected with tapped reactors to share the compensation currents. The proposed active filter topology can also produce seven voltage levels, which significantly reduces the switching current ripple and the size of passive components. Based on the joint redundant state selection strategy, a current balancing algorithm is proposed to keep the reactor magnetizing current to a minimum. It is shown through simulation that the proposed active filter can achieve high overall system performance. The system is also implemented on a real-time digital simulator to further verify its effectiveness. KEYWORDS: 1. Active filters 2. Harmonic analysis 3. Power conversion 4. Power electronics. SOFTWARE: MATLAB/SIMULINK
- 2. ELECT RI CAL PROJECT S USI NG MAT LAB/SIMULI NK Gmail: asokatechnologies@gmail.com, Website: http://www.asokatechnologies.in 0-9347143789/9949240245 For Simulation Results of the project Contact Us Gmail: asokatechnologies@gmail.com, Website: http://www.asokatechnologies.in 0-9347143789/9949240245 BLOCK DIAGRAM: Fig. 1. Active filter connection to a shipboard power system. CIRCUITE DIAGRAM: Fig. 2. Proposed seven-level active filter topology.
- 3. ELECT RI CAL PROJECT S USI NG MAT LAB/SIMULI NK Gmail: asokatechnologies@gmail.com, Website: http://www.asokatechnologies.in 0-9347143789/9949240245 EXPECTED SIMULATION RESULTS: Fig. 3. Active filter detailed simulation results. Fig. 4. Reactor terminal and output voltages. For Simulation Results of the project Contact Us Gmail: asokatechnologies@gmail.com, Website: http://www.asokatechnologies.in 0-9347143789/9949240245
- 4. ELECT RI CAL PROJECT S USI NG MAT LAB/SIMULI NK Gmail: asokatechnologies@gmail.com, Website: http://www.asokatechnologies.in 0-9347143789/9949240245 For Simulation Results of the project Contact Us Gmail: asokatechnologies@gmail.com, Website: http://www.asokatechnologies.in 0-9347143789/9949240245 CONCLUSION: A new type of power converter has been introduced in this paper. The converter is based on parallel connection of phase legs through an interphase reactor. However, the reactor has an off center tap at one-third resulting in an increased number of voltage levels. Specifically, two three-level flying capacitor phase legs are paralleled in this way to form a seven-level power converter. The converter is utilized in an active filter application. The details of the high-level control as well as the switching control have been presented. The control ensures reactor current sharing as well as flying capacitor voltage balance. The proposed active filter has been validated for a naval ship board power system using detailed simulation and RTDS hardware. REFERENCES: [1] B. Singh, K. Al-Haddad, and A. Chandra, “A review of active filters for power quality improvement,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 960–971, Oct. 1999. [2] S. Bhattacharya, T.M. Frank, D. M. Divan, and B. Banerjee, “Active filter system implementation,” IEEE Ind. Appl. Mag., vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 47–63, Sep. 1998. [3] Z. Du, L. M. Tolbert, and J. N. Chiasson, “Active harmonic elimination for multilevel converters,” IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 459–469, Mar. 2006. [4] M. E. Ortuzar, R. E. Carmi, J. W. Dixon, and L. Moran, “Voltage-source active power filter based on multilevel converter and ultracapacitor DC link,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 477–485, Apr. 2006. [5] B. R. Lin and T. Y. Yang, “Analysis and implementation of a three-level active filter with a reduced number of power semiconductors,” Proc. Inst. Electr. Eng. Electr. Power Appl., vol. 152, no. 5, pp. 1055–1064, Sep. 2005.
- 5. ELECT RI CAL PROJECT S USI NG MAT LAB/SIMULI NK Gmail: asokatechnologies@gmail.com, Website: http://www.asokatechnologies.in 0-9347143789/9949240245 For Simulation Results of the project Contact Us Gmail: asokatechnologies@gmail.com, Website: http://www.asokatechnologies.in 0-9347143789/9949240245