This project presents reactive power compensation in a distribution power system. DSTATCOM (distribution static compensator) is a reactive power compensator for power quality improvement in a three phase four wire distribution system. A voltage source converter (VSC) based DSTATCOM with a zig-zag transformer is used for the compensation of reactive power for voltage regulation along with load b...

Power quality management is the main problem that the industry is facing today. This is mainly affected by the generation of harmonics. The growing use of electronic equipment produces a large amount of harmonics in distribution systems because of non-sinusoidal currents consumed by non-linear loads. As we know for the better quality of power, the voltage and current waveforms should be sinusoi...

This paper gives a new insight into the concept of load compensation using shunt active filter (SAF) under ideal and non-ideal source voltage conditions. A novel approach based on an improved instantaneous active and reactive current component method is proposed. The performance of the proposed control strategy has been compared with instantaneous reactive power theory, symmetrical component th...

The electric arc furnace is a three-phase load representing one of the most important generator of harmonic currents, reactive power and unbalanced conditions in electrical power systems. This paper aims to achieve a study concerning the power quality of the energy at 3-phase electric arc furnaces. There are analyzed the main qualitative indicators of the electric power: power factor, reactive ...

This paper presents a novel fuzzy control scheme applied to shunt active power filters for harmonic and reactive power compensation. A TSK type fuzzy logic controller is proposed for APF reference current generation. To control the maximum switching frequency of the converter within limit a novel fuzzy hysteresis band current controller is used. The band height, based on fuzzy control principle...

The distribution systems are facing severe power quality problems due to the large number of three phase and single phase linear, non-linear loads. These loads may be supplied from three-phase ac mains with neutral conductor. This creates excessive neutral current, high reactive power and harmonic current burden, load unbalancing, poor voltage regulation, etc. A three-phase fourwire distributio...

This paper reports the performance of a speed sensorless stand-alone Variable Speed Constant Frequency (VSCF) Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) capable of supplying all types of loads. The proposed method maintains the Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) of the machine current and the load voltage within acceptable limits. In contrast to previously proposed methods, in this paper, the stator si...

support and help. His precious advice and numerous discussions enhanced my knowledge and scientific inspiration. preparation of the laboratory setup is especially appreciated. Finally, I am very grateful for my wife Ann's and son Kacper's love, patience and faith. I would also like to thank my whole family, particularly my parents for their care over the years. Introduction 2 1. INTRODUCTION Me...

This paper describes different power quality problems in distribution systems and their solutions with power electronics based equipment. A hybrid power filter in combined system of shunt passive and series active power filter has been designed and simulate with Matlab/Simulink. This filter is a three level PWM voltage source inverter and we use a fuzzy logic controller algorithm to control the...