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Voltage source converter based DSTATCOM has been accepted as the most preferred solution for reactive power management in distribution power networks which plays a vital role in improving power quality, correcting power factor and maintaining constant distribution voltages. However, the quality of DSTATCOM output voltage and current itself, such as injected harmonics and Total Harmonic Distortion...
Growing numbers of consumers distort AC networks with harmonics. Therefore suppression of the network pollution should be considered. This problem can be solved by using "network-friendly" converters. In this article some consumers are presented that pollute the single-phase AC networks with harmonics. Therefore the network voltage waveform will be distorted. In our study we examine the...
This paper presents a Zeta DC-DC converter as a power factor correction (PFC) converter which is operated in voltage control mode for speed control of a permanent magnet brushless DC motor (PMBLDCM). The proposed converter performs the PFC action and DC link voltage control in single stage and needs only one controller. The current multiplier approach with average current control is employed for PFC...
Multilevel converters can reach medium-voltage operation, increasing the efficiency in high power applications. Among the existing multilevel converter topologies, modular multilevel converter provides the advantages of high modularity, availability and high power quality. Moreover, the main advantage compared to cascaded multilevel converters is the absence of input transformer; reducing the size,...
To connect distributed generation units to a low-voltage four-wire distribution network, a suitable three-phase converter topology needs to be chosen. To improve the power quality in the grid, the distributed generation unit can be used as an active power filter (APF). When an active power filtering function is desired, the converter should have a neutral wire to allow neutral currents to flow. Therefore,...
Traditionally, unified power quality conditioners (UPQCs) are designed for simultaneous compensation of voltage and current harmonics and imbalances. Moreover, the shunt active filter of the UPQC behaves as a controlled current source to compensate the load current, whereas the series active filter behaves as a controlled voltage source to compensate the supply voltage. Here, a dual configuration...
The wind energy generation, utilization and its grid penetration in electrical grid is increasing world wide. The wind generated power is always fluctuating due to its time varying nature and causing stability problem. This weak interconnection of wind generating source in the electrical network affect the power quality and reliability. The localized energy storages shall compensate the fluctuating...
Distribution system has witnessed numerous problems due to concentrated power loading in cities. Stability, reliability, peak demand, poor power quality, unbalanced loading are some of the major issues besides handling of large AC networks. This paper proposes an insertion of DC power dam connected between transmission and distribution system, through bidirectional voltage source converter (VSC) both...
This paper presents a comparative assessment of the current control methods (CCM) of switch-mode converters for photovoltaic (PV) applications. In this paper, average current control, current programmed control, hysteresis current control and nonlinear carrier control methods are addressed considering input fluctuations and load variations for PV systems. Dynamic responses of PV systems are investigated...
This paper proposes modified dual vector current control (DVCC) for the wind turbine application. As in case of conventional DVCC, it fulfills requirements for average unity power factor with suppressed oscillations in active power flow. However, uncontrolled increase in converter output current under unbalanced grid voltage conditions is prevented through imposing limit in its magnitude. Multilevel...
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