3. CONTENTS
Introduction
Current Distortion Caused By Non-linear Load
Harmonics Sources and Effects
Harmonic Compensation Schemes
Shunt Active Power Filter
Comparative Analysis
Conclusion
References
4. INTRODUCTION
The Use Of The Nonlinear Load Creates Harmonics In Current
Waveform. This Degrades The Power Quality And Thus Mitigation Is
Needed.
Total Harmonic Distortion Need To Be Maintained With In The
Power Quality Guide Lines. Hence, Presently A Harmonic Correction
Mechanism Is Designed To Reduce The Effect Created By The
Nonlinear Loads.
The Proposed Method Is Based On The Active Power Filter
Mechanism, And The Performances Are Validated Using The Thd
Waveforms.
5. CURRENT DISTORTION CAUSED BY NON-
LINEAR LOADThis Circuit Is A Typical Bridge Rectifier Circuit.
Small Distributed Loads With Switched –Mode Power Supplies At Their Inputs
Add Up To A Large Increase Amount Harmonic Current Injected In Distribution
SYSTEM.
6. A smoothing
capacitor is usually
used to filter out
the output voltage.
However this causes the
input current to be
discontinuous and full of
odd order harmonics
7. HARMONICS SOURCES AND EFFECTS
Sources Effects
1. Non-Linear Power electronic
Devices
2. Saturated Core Transformer
3. Uninterrupted Power
Supply(UPS)
4. Adjustable Speed Drives etc.
1. Overheating of transformer
2. Excessive neutral Current
3. Low power factor and
excessive copper and core
losses
4. Malfunction of sensitive
Equipment
8. Harmonic Compensation Schemes
Due to wide range of semiconductor and other non-linear devices,
power quality has come down in the source.
Also called Harmonics pollution.
Two type of Harmonics are present which are:
Characteristic
Harmonic
Non-Characteristic
Harmonic
i. These are always present in
the system even the system
is purely ideal and balanced
ii. Their magnitude decrease
with increase in order of
harmonic
iii. Usually even harmonics are
ignored because of their
dying nature due to
i. Harmonic of the order other
than characteristic harmonics
are termed as non-
characteristic harmonic
ii. Occur due to unbalance and
distortion in AC voltages and
unequal transformer leakage
impedances
iii. Also called residual
9. Shunt Active Power
Filter
It consist of a voltage source
inverter (VSI) shunted with capacitor
Voltage across capacitor is termed
as dc-link voltage and needs to be
constant for proper operation of
filter
The filter, non-linear load and the
source are connected at point of
common coupling (PCC)
Basic diagram of shunt APF for current harmonic compensation
10. Contd..
The firing pulses are provided to the inverter which is generated
using the control block
The dc-link voltage, source and filter current are sensed and passed
to the control block for generating the firing pulses
The basic idea of operation is that when any nonlinear load demands
non-linear current from source, it has to supply that current when
filter is not used
But when filter scheme like shunt active power filter is being used in
the system, it supply the harmonic of the current where as supply
provides the sinusoidal current.
14. Comparison Of Voltage And Current
Linear voltage_ current
Non-linear voltage _current
Compensated voltage_ current
15. Conclusion
The application of the semiconductors in the switching mode
power manipulation, like diode rectifier power supply with filtering
capacitance, results to the distortion of the supply-source current
In the case where there is high power distribution systems like
buildings with many non-linear loads, as tv’s, computers, printers,
ups’s etc. One compensator circuit located between mains supply
and input of the ac/dc converter is enough, after controlling -
adjusting the complementary source current related to the final
distorted one
17. Contd..
Vic Gosbell. “Harmonic Distortion In The Electrical Supply
System,” PQC Tech Note No. 3 (Power Quality Centre), Elliot Sound
Products. Http://Sound.Westhost.Com/Lamps/Technote3.Pdf
Rachid Belaidi, “Shunt Active Power Filter Connected To A
Photovoltaic Array For Compensating Harmonics And Reactive
Power Simultaneously” 4th International Conference On Power
Engineering, Energy And Electrical Drives Istanbul, 13-17 May
2013 IEEE, Turkey