1) The document describes a synchronous reference frame (DQ) based current control scheme for a four-leg voltage source inverter active power filter to compensate for current harmonics and unbalances from nonlinear loads.
2) The four-leg inverter topology allows compensation of single-phase nonlinear loads that cause unbalanced currents.
3) Simulation results demonstrate the compensation performance of the proposed active power filter and control scheme under steady-state and transient conditions.
This paper presents an analysis of virtual-flux direct power control (VFDPC) technique for the three-phase pulse width modulation (PWM) ac-dc converter. The proposed VFDPC is developed by assuming the grid voltage and converter line filters quantities are related to a virtual three-phase ac motor. The controller works with less number of sensors by eliminating the voltage sensors used for measuring the three-phase grid voltage. The grid virtual flux which is proportional to the grid voltage will be estimated from the information of converter switching states, line current, and dc-link output voltage. Several analyses are performed in order to study the steady state and dynamic performance of the converter, particularly during the load and DC voltage output reference variations. The proportional integral (PI) controller at the outer voltage control loop of VFDPC is tuned properly and the entire PWM ac-dc converter system is simulated using MATLAB/Simulink to ensure the dc output voltage follow the desired output voltage under steady state and dynamic conditions. Ac-dc converter utilizing the proposed VFDPC is able to generate three-phase input current waveforms that are almost sinusoidal with low harmonics contents which is less than 5% and near unity power factor (pf) operation.
Distribution Static Synchronous Compensator (DSTATCOM) is a shunt compensating device which is used
to improve current profile by exchanging of reactive power with unbalanced and nonlinear load. DSTATCOM is a
shunt compensating device used for power quality improvement in distribution systems. Relevant solutions are
applied for harmonics, fluctuation of voltage, voltage deviation, unbalance of three phase voltage and current and
frequency deviation. Different controlling schemes such as Phase Control Method (PCM), Fryze Power Theory
(FPT), Synchronous Reference Frame Theory (SRFT) and Instantaneous Reactive Power Theory (IRPT) are used
for reactive power compensation with the help of Voltage source Inverter (VSI). In this project we are going to
balance the source current using different control schemes. The results of different source currents are compared
with a different control schemes in terms of active and reactive power and in terms of Total Harmonic Distortion
(THD) for nonlinear load using Fryze Power Theory (FPT) and Instantaneous Reactive Power Theory (IRPT).
Reference currents are generated by the different control schemes have been dynamically traced in a hysteresis
current controller. The performance of DSTATCOM for different control schemes is validated for load balancing
and harmonic elimination by using simulation models in MATLAB/SIMULINK
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A NOVEL TCHNOLOGY FOR HARMONICS AND UNBALANCE COMPENSATION IN ELECTRIC TRACTI...ijiert bestjournal
Power quality problems in power systems have been i mproved due to nonlinear loads. To compensate these problems Direct Power Compensator was proposed in this paper. A Direct Power Compensator (DPC) is proposed in this paper to elim inate the harmonic currents,compensate power factor and voltage unbalance problems created by th e nonlinear loads present in three phase systems. A DPC contains back to back converter by sharing th e same dc link power and v/v transformer to provide a voltage balance in transmission line. Hys teresis harmonic current regulator is used to produce pulse for back to back converter. A control ler maintains the dc-link voltage and compensates the power factor,harmonic currents. A comparative analysis for traction system with and without DPC was performed using MATLAB Simulink . Simulation results show the controller advantages and the applicability of the proposed me thod in railway systems.
An Enhancement of Power Quality by the use of D-STATCOM and Soft Computing Te...IJMTST Journal
The present the rising reality of consignment plus consciousness of customers, superiority of power is
flattering very significant matter. At whatever time consignment is also switch on or off, the impedance of line
changes. This alters in impedance because disturb in sum authority full and total power command. As power
is straight comparative to square of electrical energy, so the scale of electrical energy is exaggerated [1-3]. As
consignment in authority scheme change at fast speed, the scale of electrical energy too change at the similar
speed .This usual alter in scale of electrical power cause warp in normal waveform of electrical energy. For
the improved authority excellence there are two effects to consider that electrical energy waveform be
supposed to be factual and scale must be steady. So it can be said to excellence of authority get imprecise at
constant base .The need of control excellence can cause loss of damage of tools, loss of production or even
can lead system towards unsteadiness. So the plan of the control scheme is supposed to be such that
constancy of the scheme is maintain by overcome all these variation [5].
This document present completion of a three stage sharing stationary compensator (DSTATCOM) by a back
propagation (BP) control algorithm for its function such as harmonic elimination, consignment matching and
immediate power recompense for power factor correction, and nil energy regulation below nonlinear loads. A
BP-based control algorithm is used for the extraction of the fundamental weighted value of active and
reactive power components of load currents which are required for the estimation of reference source
currents. A prototype of D-STATCOM is residential using a digital indicator central processing unit, and its
presentation is deliberate under various operating conditions. The presentation of D-STATCOM is found to be
acceptable with the future control algorithm for various types of loads [2].
The study made in this paper concerns the use of the voltage-oriented control (VOC) of three-phase pulse width modulation (PWM) rectifier with constant switching frequency. This control method, called voltage-oriented controlwith space vector modulation (VOC-SVM). The proposed control scheme has been founded on the transformation between stationary (α-β) and and synchronously rotating (d-q) coordinate system, it is based on two cascaded control loops so that a fast inner loop controls the grid current and an external loop DC-link voltage, while the DC-bus voltage is maintained at the desired level and ansured the unity power factor operation. So, the stable state performance and robustness against the load’s disturbance of PWM rectifiers are boths improved. The proposed scheme has been implemented and simulated in MATLAB/Simulink environment. The control system of the VOC-SVM strategy has been built based on dSPACE system with DS1104 controller board. The results obtained show the validity of the model and its control method. Compared with the conventional SPWM method, the VOC-SVM ensures high performance and fast transient response.
This paper presents an analysis of virtual-flux direct power control (VFDPC) technique for the three-phase pulse width modulation (PWM) ac-dc converter. The proposed VFDPC is developed by assuming the grid voltage and converter line filters quantities are related to a virtual three-phase ac motor. The controller works with less number of sensors by eliminating the voltage sensors used for measuring the three-phase grid voltage. The grid virtual flux which is proportional to the grid voltage will be estimated from the information of converter switching states, line current, and dc-link output voltage. Several analyses are performed in order to study the steady state and dynamic performance of the converter, particularly during the load and DC voltage output reference variations. The proportional integral (PI) controller at the outer voltage control loop of VFDPC is tuned properly and the entire PWM ac-dc converter system is simulated using MATLAB/Simulink to ensure the dc output voltage follow the desired output voltage under steady state and dynamic conditions. Ac-dc converter utilizing the proposed VFDPC is able to generate three-phase input current waveforms that are almost sinusoidal with low harmonics contents which is less than 5% and near unity power factor (pf) operation.
Distribution Static Synchronous Compensator (DSTATCOM) is a shunt compensating device which is used
to improve current profile by exchanging of reactive power with unbalanced and nonlinear load. DSTATCOM is a
shunt compensating device used for power quality improvement in distribution systems. Relevant solutions are
applied for harmonics, fluctuation of voltage, voltage deviation, unbalance of three phase voltage and current and
frequency deviation. Different controlling schemes such as Phase Control Method (PCM), Fryze Power Theory
(FPT), Synchronous Reference Frame Theory (SRFT) and Instantaneous Reactive Power Theory (IRPT) are used
for reactive power compensation with the help of Voltage source Inverter (VSI). In this project we are going to
balance the source current using different control schemes. The results of different source currents are compared
with a different control schemes in terms of active and reactive power and in terms of Total Harmonic Distortion
(THD) for nonlinear load using Fryze Power Theory (FPT) and Instantaneous Reactive Power Theory (IRPT).
Reference currents are generated by the different control schemes have been dynamically traced in a hysteresis
current controller. The performance of DSTATCOM for different control schemes is validated for load balancing
and harmonic elimination by using simulation models in MATLAB/SIMULINK
Engineering Research Publication
Best International Journals, High Impact Journals,
International Journal of Engineering & Technical Research
ISSN : 2321-0869 (O) 2454-4698 (P)
www.erpublication.org
A NOVEL TCHNOLOGY FOR HARMONICS AND UNBALANCE COMPENSATION IN ELECTRIC TRACTI...ijiert bestjournal
Power quality problems in power systems have been i mproved due to nonlinear loads. To compensate these problems Direct Power Compensator was proposed in this paper. A Direct Power Compensator (DPC) is proposed in this paper to elim inate the harmonic currents,compensate power factor and voltage unbalance problems created by th e nonlinear loads present in three phase systems. A DPC contains back to back converter by sharing th e same dc link power and v/v transformer to provide a voltage balance in transmission line. Hys teresis harmonic current regulator is used to produce pulse for back to back converter. A control ler maintains the dc-link voltage and compensates the power factor,harmonic currents. A comparative analysis for traction system with and without DPC was performed using MATLAB Simulink . Simulation results show the controller advantages and the applicability of the proposed me thod in railway systems.
An Enhancement of Power Quality by the use of D-STATCOM and Soft Computing Te...IJMTST Journal
The present the rising reality of consignment plus consciousness of customers, superiority of power is
flattering very significant matter. At whatever time consignment is also switch on or off, the impedance of line
changes. This alters in impedance because disturb in sum authority full and total power command. As power
is straight comparative to square of electrical energy, so the scale of electrical energy is exaggerated [1-3]. As
consignment in authority scheme change at fast speed, the scale of electrical energy too change at the similar
speed .This usual alter in scale of electrical power cause warp in normal waveform of electrical energy. For
the improved authority excellence there are two effects to consider that electrical energy waveform be
supposed to be factual and scale must be steady. So it can be said to excellence of authority get imprecise at
constant base .The need of control excellence can cause loss of damage of tools, loss of production or even
can lead system towards unsteadiness. So the plan of the control scheme is supposed to be such that
constancy of the scheme is maintain by overcome all these variation [5].
This document present completion of a three stage sharing stationary compensator (DSTATCOM) by a back
propagation (BP) control algorithm for its function such as harmonic elimination, consignment matching and
immediate power recompense for power factor correction, and nil energy regulation below nonlinear loads. A
BP-based control algorithm is used for the extraction of the fundamental weighted value of active and
reactive power components of load currents which are required for the estimation of reference source
currents. A prototype of D-STATCOM is residential using a digital indicator central processing unit, and its
presentation is deliberate under various operating conditions. The presentation of D-STATCOM is found to be
acceptable with the future control algorithm for various types of loads [2].
The study made in this paper concerns the use of the voltage-oriented control (VOC) of three-phase pulse width modulation (PWM) rectifier with constant switching frequency. This control method, called voltage-oriented controlwith space vector modulation (VOC-SVM). The proposed control scheme has been founded on the transformation between stationary (α-β) and and synchronously rotating (d-q) coordinate system, it is based on two cascaded control loops so that a fast inner loop controls the grid current and an external loop DC-link voltage, while the DC-bus voltage is maintained at the desired level and ansured the unity power factor operation. So, the stable state performance and robustness against the load’s disturbance of PWM rectifiers are boths improved. The proposed scheme has been implemented and simulated in MATLAB/Simulink environment. The control system of the VOC-SVM strategy has been built based on dSPACE system with DS1104 controller board. The results obtained show the validity of the model and its control method. Compared with the conventional SPWM method, the VOC-SVM ensures high performance and fast transient response.
International Refereed Journal of Engineering and Science (IRJES)irjes
The core of the vision IRJES is to disseminate new knowledge and technology for the benefit of all, ranging from academic research and professional communities to industry professionals in a range of topics in computer science and engineering. It also provides a place for high-caliber researchers, practitioners and PhD students to present ongoing research and development in these areas.
Mitigation Unbalance Nonlinear Loads and Dissimilar Line Currents Using Shunt...INFOGAIN PUBLICATION
Power quality has grown from obscurity to a major issue in last ten years. The new technologies lead to great demand of power electronic devices that leads to a distortion the quality of voltages and currents of power system in other hand many sensitive loads need a high degree of power quality thus it is important to have the suitable solutions. Several researches and studies regarding the power quality and tray to solve the problems of nonlinear loads regarding a union case of a balance three phase and similarity of line currents, while in fact the unbalance and dissimilar cases are the prevailing cases. This paper proposed a new controller method for compensating unbalance nonlinear loads and dissimilar in line currents as well as eliminate the negative and zero sequence components of line currents using SAPF. Also the proposed control method is compared with a will known method used for compensating nonlinear loads in many researches known as instantaneous power pq theory. Finally, fuzzy logic control is used to optimize the performance of the compensator.
Basics of Power systems
Network topology
Transmission and Distribution
Load and Resource Balance
Economic Dispatch
Steady State System Analysis
Power flow analysis
Dynamic System Analysis
Transient stability
The paper describes the single stage AC-AC converter. This converter is a good alternative to quasi direct back to back converter. This single stage converter is called Matrix Converter. Matrix converter is an array of controlled semiconductor switches that connects three phase source to the three phase load. This converter provides bidirectional power flow, sinusoidal input and output waveforms and they have no dc link storage elements. Simulation model and results presented showing Venturini control method of matrix converter.
Power flow control in parallel transmission lines based on UPFCjournalBEEI
The power flow controlled in the electric power network is one of the main factors that affected the modern power systems development. The unified power flow controller (UPFC) is a FACTS powerful device that can control both active and reactive power flow of parallel transmission lines branches. In this paper, modelling and simulation of active and reactive power flow control in parallel transmission lines using UPFC with adaptive neuro-fuzzy logic is proposed. The mathematical model of UPFC in power flow is also proposed. The results show the ability of UPFC to control the flow of powers components "active and reactive power" in the controlled line and thus the overall power regulated between lines.
Reparation of Inductive Power in Power System by the use of FACTS devicesIJMTST Journal
This paper presents a shunt type FACTS device connected across the load to improve the power flow and
to maintain the reactive power in real data transmission line power system using MiPower software. The
main objective of this work is to maintain the voltage stability of steady-state bus voltages and reactive
power flows in transmission system with and without FACTS controller. FACTS devices are capable of
controlling the active and reactive power flows in a transmission line by controlling its series and shunt
parameters. This paper presents a steady state model of Static VAR Compensator (SVC) controller in the
power system for stability enhancement. Benefits of FACTS controllers to power system are also discussed.
In this work real data system has been considered for load flow analysis and also to incorporate the SVC
controller in the system
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Power Flow Analysis using Power World SimulatorUmair Shahzad
The importance of power flow analysis cannot be overrated. In the scope of Electrical Power Engineering, it is very vital for the utility as well as the consumer to know about several electrical quantities including voltages and power flows regarding power systems. This paper successfully uses Power World Simulator software to carry out load flow analysis on a typical large power system. The results can be used to apply on a much more complex system consisting of several loads and variety of power generation sources including synchronous and induction generators.
Power Quality Improvement Fuzzy Logical Controlled Based on Cascaded Shunt Ac...IJMTST Journal
Improve its quality and reliability catches growing interest. In this paper, based on the analysis and
modeling of the shunt APF with close-loop control, a feed forward compensation path of load current and also
fuzzy logic control is applied to improve the dynamic performance of the APF.. The two H-bridge cascaded
inverter is used for the aeronautical APF (AAPF). Justifications for topology choosing and corresponding
system control method are given. Furthermore, the global framework and operation principle of the proposed
AAPF are presented in detail. Simulated waveforms in different load conditions indicate the good
performance of the AAPF.
CHB VSI Based Shunt Active Power Filter for PV Connected DSTATCOM in Three Ph...ijsrd.com
This paper presents a compensating system for the harmonic currents, the reactive power and source neutral conductor current in three-phase four-wire distribution system by using a five-level cascaded H-bridge voltage source inverter (CHB-VSI) based shunt active power filter (SAPF). A controller based on the d-q-0 theory (synchronous reference frame) and in-phase disposition (IPD) modulation technique is introduced for the SAPF. The distribution network which supplies mixed non-linear loads and employing CHB-VSI based SAPF is simulated by MATLAB/SIMULINK software. The performance of SAPF is analyzed by using the proposed control technique on the total harmonic distortion of source current, power factor and reactive power. Besides, it is illustrated by extensive simulation results, the effectiveness of five-level SAPF on source neutral conductor current.
1 ijaems oct-2015-3-design and development of novel matrix converter performanceINFOGAIN PUBLICATION
Matrix converter is a direct AC-AC converter topology that directly converts energy from an AC source to an AC load without the need of a bulky and limited lifetime energy storage element. Due to the significant advantages offered by matrix converter, such as adjustable power factor, capability of regeneration and high quality sinusoidal input/output waveforms. Matrix converter has been one of the AC–AC topologies that hasreceived extensive research attention for being an alternative to replace traditional AC-DC-AC converters in the variable voltage and variable frequency AC drive applications. In the present paper an indirect space vector modulated matrix converter is proposed. The basic idea of an indirect modulation scheme is to separately apply SVM to the rectification and inversion stages, before combining their switching states to produce the final gating signals. The paper encompasses development of a laboratory prototype of 230V, 250VA three phase to three phase DSP controlled matrix converter fed induction motor drive. The observations and real time testings have been carried out to evaluate and improve the stability of system under various typical abnormal input voltage conditions
Power Factor Improvement in Distribution System using DSTATCOM Based on Unit ...RSIS International
Power factor plays important role in the function of
the power system network. Hence, the power factor
improvement will increase the performance of power system
equipments. This paper presents the design and implementation
of distribution static compensator (DSTATCOM) with the stardelta
transformer for improvement of the power factor in threephase
four wire distribution system in the presence of threephase
linear load in the events of single phase, two-phase and
three phase trippings. The unit vector template method based
control algorithm has been implemented for the control of the
proposed DSTATCOM. The proposed test model has been
simulated in SIMULINK/MATLAB environment. The
simulations results show the effectiveness of proposed algorithm
Power Quality is a combination of Voltage profile, Frequency profile, Harmonics contain and reliability of power supply.
The Power Quality is defined as the degree to which the power supply approaches the ideal case of stable, uninterrupted, zero distortion and disturbance free supply.
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International Refereed Journal of Engineering and Science (IRJES)irjes
The core of the vision IRJES is to disseminate new knowledge and technology for the benefit of all, ranging from academic research and professional communities to industry professionals in a range of topics in computer science and engineering. It also provides a place for high-caliber researchers, practitioners and PhD students to present ongoing research and development in these areas.
Mitigation Unbalance Nonlinear Loads and Dissimilar Line Currents Using Shunt...INFOGAIN PUBLICATION
Power quality has grown from obscurity to a major issue in last ten years. The new technologies lead to great demand of power electronic devices that leads to a distortion the quality of voltages and currents of power system in other hand many sensitive loads need a high degree of power quality thus it is important to have the suitable solutions. Several researches and studies regarding the power quality and tray to solve the problems of nonlinear loads regarding a union case of a balance three phase and similarity of line currents, while in fact the unbalance and dissimilar cases are the prevailing cases. This paper proposed a new controller method for compensating unbalance nonlinear loads and dissimilar in line currents as well as eliminate the negative and zero sequence components of line currents using SAPF. Also the proposed control method is compared with a will known method used for compensating nonlinear loads in many researches known as instantaneous power pq theory. Finally, fuzzy logic control is used to optimize the performance of the compensator.
Basics of Power systems
Network topology
Transmission and Distribution
Load and Resource Balance
Economic Dispatch
Steady State System Analysis
Power flow analysis
Dynamic System Analysis
Transient stability
The paper describes the single stage AC-AC converter. This converter is a good alternative to quasi direct back to back converter. This single stage converter is called Matrix Converter. Matrix converter is an array of controlled semiconductor switches that connects three phase source to the three phase load. This converter provides bidirectional power flow, sinusoidal input and output waveforms and they have no dc link storage elements. Simulation model and results presented showing Venturini control method of matrix converter.
Power flow control in parallel transmission lines based on UPFCjournalBEEI
The power flow controlled in the electric power network is one of the main factors that affected the modern power systems development. The unified power flow controller (UPFC) is a FACTS powerful device that can control both active and reactive power flow of parallel transmission lines branches. In this paper, modelling and simulation of active and reactive power flow control in parallel transmission lines using UPFC with adaptive neuro-fuzzy logic is proposed. The mathematical model of UPFC in power flow is also proposed. The results show the ability of UPFC to control the flow of powers components "active and reactive power" in the controlled line and thus the overall power regulated between lines.
Reparation of Inductive Power in Power System by the use of FACTS devicesIJMTST Journal
This paper presents a shunt type FACTS device connected across the load to improve the power flow and
to maintain the reactive power in real data transmission line power system using MiPower software. The
main objective of this work is to maintain the voltage stability of steady-state bus voltages and reactive
power flows in transmission system with and without FACTS controller. FACTS devices are capable of
controlling the active and reactive power flows in a transmission line by controlling its series and shunt
parameters. This paper presents a steady state model of Static VAR Compensator (SVC) controller in the
power system for stability enhancement. Benefits of FACTS controllers to power system are also discussed.
In this work real data system has been considered for load flow analysis and also to incorporate the SVC
controller in the system
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Power Flow Analysis using Power World SimulatorUmair Shahzad
The importance of power flow analysis cannot be overrated. In the scope of Electrical Power Engineering, it is very vital for the utility as well as the consumer to know about several electrical quantities including voltages and power flows regarding power systems. This paper successfully uses Power World Simulator software to carry out load flow analysis on a typical large power system. The results can be used to apply on a much more complex system consisting of several loads and variety of power generation sources including synchronous and induction generators.
Power Quality Improvement Fuzzy Logical Controlled Based on Cascaded Shunt Ac...IJMTST Journal
Improve its quality and reliability catches growing interest. In this paper, based on the analysis and
modeling of the shunt APF with close-loop control, a feed forward compensation path of load current and also
fuzzy logic control is applied to improve the dynamic performance of the APF.. The two H-bridge cascaded
inverter is used for the aeronautical APF (AAPF). Justifications for topology choosing and corresponding
system control method are given. Furthermore, the global framework and operation principle of the proposed
AAPF are presented in detail. Simulated waveforms in different load conditions indicate the good
performance of the AAPF.
CHB VSI Based Shunt Active Power Filter for PV Connected DSTATCOM in Three Ph...ijsrd.com
This paper presents a compensating system for the harmonic currents, the reactive power and source neutral conductor current in three-phase four-wire distribution system by using a five-level cascaded H-bridge voltage source inverter (CHB-VSI) based shunt active power filter (SAPF). A controller based on the d-q-0 theory (synchronous reference frame) and in-phase disposition (IPD) modulation technique is introduced for the SAPF. The distribution network which supplies mixed non-linear loads and employing CHB-VSI based SAPF is simulated by MATLAB/SIMULINK software. The performance of SAPF is analyzed by using the proposed control technique on the total harmonic distortion of source current, power factor and reactive power. Besides, it is illustrated by extensive simulation results, the effectiveness of five-level SAPF on source neutral conductor current.
1 ijaems oct-2015-3-design and development of novel matrix converter performanceINFOGAIN PUBLICATION
Matrix converter is a direct AC-AC converter topology that directly converts energy from an AC source to an AC load without the need of a bulky and limited lifetime energy storage element. Due to the significant advantages offered by matrix converter, such as adjustable power factor, capability of regeneration and high quality sinusoidal input/output waveforms. Matrix converter has been one of the AC–AC topologies that hasreceived extensive research attention for being an alternative to replace traditional AC-DC-AC converters in the variable voltage and variable frequency AC drive applications. In the present paper an indirect space vector modulated matrix converter is proposed. The basic idea of an indirect modulation scheme is to separately apply SVM to the rectification and inversion stages, before combining their switching states to produce the final gating signals. The paper encompasses development of a laboratory prototype of 230V, 250VA three phase to three phase DSP controlled matrix converter fed induction motor drive. The observations and real time testings have been carried out to evaluate and improve the stability of system under various typical abnormal input voltage conditions
Power Factor Improvement in Distribution System using DSTATCOM Based on Unit ...RSIS International
Power factor plays important role in the function of
the power system network. Hence, the power factor
improvement will increase the performance of power system
equipments. This paper presents the design and implementation
of distribution static compensator (DSTATCOM) with the stardelta
transformer for improvement of the power factor in threephase
four wire distribution system in the presence of threephase
linear load in the events of single phase, two-phase and
three phase trippings. The unit vector template method based
control algorithm has been implemented for the control of the
proposed DSTATCOM. The proposed test model has been
simulated in SIMULINK/MATLAB environment. The
simulations results show the effectiveness of proposed algorithm
Power Quality is a combination of Voltage profile, Frequency profile, Harmonics contain and reliability of power supply.
The Power Quality is defined as the degree to which the power supply approaches the ideal case of stable, uninterrupted, zero distortion and disturbance free supply.
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Model Predictive Control Implementation with LabVIEWyurongwang1
This presentation was presented at National Instruments NIWeek 2007 to demonstrate how to use LabVIEW to implement model predictive control (MPC) strategies to control complicated coax manufacturing processes. Both MatLAB MPC and LabVIEW MPC were implemented in these applications.
Today, nearly every piece of electrical equipment generates harmonic currents and voltages. This Application Note gives a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the subject. It explains why harmonic problems have been increasing over recent years, how they are generated, and by which type of equipment. It presents an overview of the various problems harmonic currents can create. Most of them are either related to different kinds of overloading – leading to problems of efficiency loss and overheating – or to disturbances of control and safety devices.
This Application Note also presents a brief overview of the available solutions. The four main mitigation solutions are passive shunt filters, passive series filters, isolation transformers, and active harmonic conditioners. The Application Note concludes that good design practice, the right electrical equipment, and good maintenance are the keys to preventing future problems.
The 5 Levels of Talent Mining from SourceCon 2010 DCGlen Cathey
My SourceCon 2010 DC Keynote at the International Spy Museum on the 5 Levels of Talent Mining. I explore the value of human capital data, how talent mining has significant advantages over the predictive control of candidate variables when compared to other methods of sourcing candidates, and what I believe to be the future of sourcing, which is Talent Intelligence and Analytics.
Harmonics created by nonlinear loads such as arc furnaces, cycloconverters and motor drives destroys the power quality in the system. They not only affect the working of adjacent loads but also shorten the life of power equipment by creating excessive losses. ‘Shunt Active Power Filter’ is a modern addition to family of compensating devices. It has superior qualities over its contemporaries namely SVCs and STATCOMs. It not only mitigates harmonics within the allowable limits defined by IEEE Std 519-1992, but also compensates unbalancing and reactive power in the system. Consequently, only active power is supplied by the source thus power factor approaches unity. A fully functional Simulink model of Shunt Active Power Filter has been designed based on ‘Instantaneous Power Theory’ or ‘p-q Theory’. The results of simulation comply with all the features described by the theory, justifying employment of SAPF in the industry.
Automatic Landing of a UAV Using Model Predictive Control for the Surveillanc...AM Publications
The objective of this paper is to provide safe landing of an UAV on any demanding conditions and can be very useful during the period of floods, rescuing the affected people. It can be also be useful in military operations. This system provides stable method for landing of an aircraft. Image processing technique is used to capture the image and find the angle of inclinations. MATLAB produces four types of image through Image processing technique. They are Gray image, Edge Detection image, Histogram image, object detection image. MATLAB sends the histogram signal to microcontroller using UART. It is used to convert the received parallel data into serial data for transmitting the data to longer distance. Relay drives the DC motor. Angle of inclinations is measured according to the detected image of the surface. MATLAB produces the total inclination value of the surface. DC motor automatically adjusts the landing gear according to the obtained input inclination value of the surface. An UAV is programmed to adjust the landing gear according to angle of inclination. When the landing surface is detected for landing the aircraft, it automatically adjusts the landing gear and lands the aircraft according to the inclined surface of the landing area.
Injection of the wind power into an electric grid affects the power quality. The performance of the wind turbine and thereby power quality are determined on the basis of measurements and the norms followed according to the guideline specified in International Electro-technical Commission standard, IEC-61400. The influence of the wind turbine in the grid system concerning the power quality measurements are-the active power, reactive power, variation of voltage, flicker, harmonics, and electrical behavior of switching operation and these are measured according to national/international guidelines. The paper study demonstrates the power quality problem due to installation of wind turbine with the grid. In this proposed scheme STATic COMpensator (STATCOM) is connected at a point of common coupling with a battery energy storage system (BESS) to mitigate the power quality issues. The battery energy storage is integrated to sustain the real power source under fluctuating wind power. The STATCOM control scheme for the grid connected wind energy generation system for power quality improvement is simulated using MATLAB/SIMULINK in power system block set. The effectiveness of the proposed scheme relives the main supply source from the reactive power demand of the load and the induction generator. The development of the grid co-ordination rule and the scheme for improvement in power quality norms as per IEC-standard on the grid has been presented.
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1. International Journal of Electrical Electronics Computers & Mechanical Engineering (IJEECM)
ISSN: 2278-2808
www.ijeecm.org Volume 2 Issue 6 ǁ Dec. 2015 ǁ
IJEECM journal of Electrical Engineering (ijeecm-jee)
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Synchronous Reference Scheme for Harmonic
and Unbalance Compensation Using Active
Power Filter
NallamothuVenkataGowtam, NaraboinaSambasivaRao
Electrical & Electronics Department,
NRI Institute Of Technology,Vijayawada, A.P
gowtam.venkat@gmail.com
Abstract— This paper suggestsan active power
filter implemented with a four leg voltage-source
inverter using DQ (synchronous reference
frame) based Current Reference Generator
scheme is presented. The use of a four-leg
voltage-source inverter allows the compensation
of current harmonic components, as well as
unbalanced current generated by single-phase
nonlinear loads.The grid interfacing can thus be
utilized as:1)power converter to inject power
generated from rest the grid, and 2)shunt APF
to current unbalance, load current harmonics
and load reactive power demand. The
compensation performance of the proposed
active power filterand the associated control
scheme under steady state and transient
operating conditions is demonstrated through
simulations results.
Keywords— Active power filter, Current
control, Predictive control, Four-leg converters,
I. INTRODUCTION
The widespread use of non-linear loads
is leading to a variety of undesirable
phenomena in the operation of power
systems. The harmonic components in
current and voltage waveforms are the
most important among these.
Conventionally, passive filters have been
used to eliminate line current harmonics.
However, they introduce resonance in the
power system and tend to be bulky. So
active power line conditioners have
become popular than passive filters as it
compensates the harmonics and reactive
power simultaneously. The active power
filter topology can be connected in series
or shunt and combinations of both. Shunt
active filter is more popular than series
active filter because most of the industrial
applications require current harmonics
compensation. Different types of active
filters have been proposed to increase the
electric system quality; a generalized block
diagram of activepower filter is presented
in [2]. The classification is based on
following criteria.
a) Power rating and speed of
response required in compensated system.
b. System parameters to be
compensated (e.g. current harmonics,
power factor, voltage harmonics)
c. Technique used for estimating
the reference current/voltage.
Current controlled voltage source
inverters can be utilized with appropriate
control strategy to perform active filter
functionality. The electrical grid will
include a very large number of small
producers that use renewable energy
sources, like solar panels or wind
generators. One of the most common
problems when connecting small
renewable energy systems to the electric
grid concerns the interface unit between
the power sources and the grid, because it
can inject harmonic components that may
detoriate the power quality [1],[2].
However, the extensive use of power
electronics based equipment and non-
linear loads at PCC generate harmonic
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currents, which may detoriate the quality
power. In [3] an inverter operates as active
inductor at a certain frequency to absorb
the harmonic current. A similar approach
in which a shunt active filter acts as active
conductance to damp out the harmonics in
distribution network is proposed in[4],[5]
.
II. FOUR-LEG CONVERTER MODEL
The proposed system consists of
RES connected to the dc-link of a grid-
interfacing inverter as shown in Fig. 1. The
voltage source inverter is a key element of
a DG system as it interfaces the renewable
energy source to the gridand delivers the
generated power. The RES may be a DC
source or an AC source with rectifier
coupled to dc-link. Usually, the fuel cell
and photovoltaic energy sources generate
power at variable low dc voltage, while the
variable speed wind turbines generate
power at variable ac voltage. Thus, the
power generated from these renewable
sources needs power conditioning (i.e.,
dc/dc or ac/dc) before connecting on dc-
link [6]–[8]. The dc-capacitor decouples
the RES from grid and also allows
independent control of converters on either
side of dc-link.
Fig.1.Schematic diagram of renewable based
distributed generation system
The four-leg PWM converter
topology is shown in Fig. 3. This converter
topology is similar to the conventional
three phase converter with the fourth leg
connected to the neutral bus of the system.
The fourth leg increases switching states
from 8 (23) to 16 (24), improving control
flexibility and output voltage quality, and
is suitable for current unbalanced
compensation.
Figure 2. Two-level four-leg PWM-VSI topology
The voltage in any leg x of the converter,
measured from the negative point of the
dc-voltage (N), can be expressed in terms
of switching states, as follows:
The mathematical model of the filter,
derived from the equivalent circuit shown
in Fig. 1, is:
Where Reqand Leq are the 4L-VSI output
parameters, expressed as Thevenin
impedances at the converter output
terminals, Zeq. Therefore, the Thevenin
equivalent impedanceis determined by a
series connection of the ripple filter
impedance Zfand a parallel arrangement
between the system equivalent impedance
Zsand the load impedance ZL (3).
For this model, it is assumed that ZL >>Zf
, that the resistive part of the system’s
equivalent impedance is neglected, and
that the series reactance is in the range of
3-7% p.u., which is an acceptable
approximation of the real system. Finally,
inequation (2) Req = Rf and Leq = Ls + Lf
III. CURRENT REFERENCE GENERATION
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Adq-based current reference
generator scheme[9]-[14] is used to obtain
the active power filter current reference
signals. This scheme presents a fast and
accurate signal tracking capability. This
characteristic avoids voltage fluctuations
thatdeteriorate the current reference signal
affecting compensation performance. The
current reference signals are obtained from
the corresponding load currents as shown
in Fig. 3. This module calculates the
reference signal currents required by the
converter to compensate reactive power,
current harmonic and current imbalance.
The displacement power factor (sin(L))and
the maximum total harmonic distortion of
the load (THD(L))defines the relationships
between the apparent power required by
the active power filter, with respect to
theload, as shown in below equation.
where the value of THD(L) includes the
maximum compensable harmonic current,
defined as double the sampling frequency
fs. The frequency of the maximum current
harmoniccomponent that can be
compensated is equal to two times
theconverter switching frequency.
The dq-based scheme operates in a
rotating reference frame[15]-
[17];therefore, the measured currents must
be multiplied by thesin(wt) and cos(wt)
signals. By using dq-transformation, thed
current component is synchronized with
the correspondingphase-to-neutral system
voltage and the q current component
isphase-shifted by 90◦. The sin(wt) and
cos(wt) synchronizedreference signals are
obtained from a Synchronous Reference
Frame (SRF) PLL. The SRF-PLL
generates a puresinusoidal waveform even
when the system voltage is
severelydistorted. Tracking errors are
eliminated, since SRF-PLLs aredesigned
to avoid phase voltage unbalancing,
harmonics (i.e.less than 5% and 3% in 5th
and 7th respectively), and offsetcaused by
the nonlinear load conditions and
measurement errors. Below equation
shows the relationship between thereal
currents iLx(t) (x = u, v,w) and the
associated dqcomponents (id and iq).
A low-pass filter (LFP) extracts the
dc component of the phase-currents id to
generate the harmonic reference
components id. The reactive reference
components of the phasecurrents are
obtained by phase-shifting the
corresponding AC and dc components of
iq by 180◦. In order to keep the dcvoltage
constant, the amplitude of the converter
reference current must be modified by
adding an active power reference signal
(ie) with the d-component. The resulting
signals i∗
d, and i∗
q are transformed back to
a three-phase system by applying the
inverse Park and Clark transformation, The
cutoff frequency of the LPF used in this
paper is 20 Hz.
The current that flows through the
neutral of the loadis compensated by
injecting the same instantaneous
valueobtained from the phase-currents,
phase-shifted by 180◦, asshown in below
One of the major advantages of the
dq-based current referencegenerator
scheme is that allows the implementation
ofa linear controller in the dc-voltage
control loop. However,one important
disadvantage of the dq-based current
referenceframe algorithm used to generate
the current reference is thata second order
harmonic component is generated in id and
iqunder unbalanced operating conditions.
The amplitude of thisharmonic depends on
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the percent of unbalanced load
current(expressed as the relationship
between the negative sequencecurrent iL,2
and the positive sequence current iL,1 ).
Thesecond order harmonic cannot be
removed from id and iq,and therefore
generates a 3rd harmonic in the reference
currentwhen it is converted back to abc
frame. Figure 6 showsthe percent of
system current imbalance and the percent
of3rd harmonic system current, in function
of the percent ofload current
imbalance[18],[19]. Since the load current
does not havea 3rd harmonic, the one
generated by the active power filterflows
to the power system.
IV.SIMULATED RESULTS
A simulation model for the three-
phase four-leg PWMconverter with the
parameters shown in Table II has been
developedusing MATLAB-Simulink. The
objective is to verify thecurrent harmonic
compensation effectiveness of the
proposedcontrol scheme under different
operating conditions. A sixpulserectifier
was used as a non-linear load.
In the simulated results shown in
Fig.8-15, the active filter starts to
compensate at t =0.2. At this time, the
active powerfilter injects an output current
iou to compensate currentharmonic
components, current unbalanced, and
neutral currentsimultaneously. During
compensation, the system currents
(is)show sinusoidal waveform, with low
total harmonic distortion. At t =0.4, a
three-phase balanced load stepchange is
generated from 0.6 to 1.0 p.u. The
compensatedsystem currents remain
sinusoidal despite the change in theload
current magnitude. Finally, at t =0.6, a
single-phase loadstep change is introduced
in phase u from 1.0 to 1.3 p.u.,which is
equivalent to an 11% current imbalance.
As expectedon the load side, a neutral
current flow through the neutralconductor
(iLn), but on the source side, no neutral
currentis observed (isn). Simulated results
show that the proposedcontrol scheme
effectively eliminates unbalanced
currents.Additionally, Results shows that
the dc-voltage remains stablethroughout
the whole active power filter operation.
Fig.8. phase to neutral source voltage
Fig.9. Source currents
Fig.10. Source currents at 0<t<0.2
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Fig.11. Source currents at 0.2<t<0.4
Fig.12. Source currents at 0.4<t<0.6
Fig.13. Load current
Fig.14. Load current at 0<t<0.4
Fig.15. Load current at 0.4<t<0.6
VI.Conclusion
Improved dynamic current
harmonics and a reactive power
compensation scheme for power
distribution systems with generation from
renewable sources has been proposed to
improve the current quality of the
distribution system. Advantages ofthe
proposed scheme are related to its
simplicity, modeling and implementation.
The MATLAB/SIMULINK simulation
model of the proposed system with the
connection of renewable energy sources is
shown and validated.The use of a dq-based
current reference generation scheme forthe
converter current loop proved to be an
effective solutionfor active power filter
applications,improving current
trackingcapability, and transient response.
Simulated results have proved that the
proposed control method is a good
alternative to classical linear control
methods. Simulated results have shown
thecompensation effectiveness of the
proposed active power filter.
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NallamothuVenkataGowtamgraduated
from the MenteyPadmanabham college
of engineering & technology,
Bhimavaram, in 2013.He is currently
pursing master of technology in NRI
institute of technology Vijayawada
Andhra Pradesh. His research interests
include converters, inverters and power
quality issues of electrical systems
Dr.NaraboinaSambasivaRao
received his B.Tech degree from the
GIET ,Rajhmundry, Andhra Pradesh,
India, in 1998, and his master degree
and PH.D from the University of
JNTUH, Hyderabad ,India. From
2002 to 2008 he worked as a
Associate Professor in DVR AND DR.HS MIC college
of technology Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh India. He is
currently a professor and Head Of Department with the
department of electrical & electronics, NRI InstituteOf
Technology Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India. His
research interests include power quality, microgrids, and
distributed generation systems.
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