scholarly journals A Novel Multi-Functional DSTATCOM with Distribution Generation using FRC Controller

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1373
Author(s):  
CH. Sri Prakash ◽  
G. Kesava Rao ◽  
Obbu Chandrasekhar ◽  
P. V. Satyaramesh
Keyword(s):  
Power Factor ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Power Factor Correction ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Current Control ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Switching Losses ◽  
Control Scheme ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Distribution Generation

Distribution Generation plays a significant role in remote areas where the utility grid is affected and initializing by renewable energy sources to acquire the sufficient power demand. In distribution system, it is very exigent consumer related concern which is confronted due to mis-operation of massive non-linear load apparatus. A multi-functional distributed static compensator incorporates the best choice for enhancing the power quality features with effective control scheme under rambled non-linear loads. Conventional control schemes are more adversed with greater switching losses due to extreme harmonic frequencies in a refernce current component. This paper proposes, a novel multi-objective fundamental reference current control scheme based multi-functional DSTATCOM furnishes the current harmonic compensation at PCC, reactive power compensation, power factor correction, active power exchanging, minimizing the switching losses, incredible efficiency and power factor correction. The validation of proposed multi-functional DSTATCOM with proposed control strategy under rated capacity of distribution generation is evaluated by using Matlab/Simulink platform and simulation results are presented.

scholarly journals Power Quality Enhancement in Grid Connected PV Systems using High Step Up DC-DC Converter

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 720
Author(s):  
V S Prasadarao K ◽  
K V Krishna Rao ◽  
P Bala Koteswara Rao ◽  
T. Abishai
Keyword(s):  
Power Quality ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Neutral Current ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Current Control ◽  
Control Technique ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Hysteresis Current Control ◽  
Switching Losses

Renewable energy sources (RES) are gaining more importance in the present scenario due to the depletion of fossil fuels and increasing power demand. Solar energy is the one of the most promising as it is clean and easily available source. The voltage obtained from the PV system is low. This voltage is increased by high step up dc-dc converter which uses only one switch leads to low switching losses and hence the efficiency of this converter is high. To get the good response this converter is operated in closed loop manner. Integration of PV system with existing grid has so many issues like distorted voltage, current and reactive power control etc. This paper presents a four leg inverter which works on hysteresis current control technique to address the power quality issues like reactive power compensation, balanced load currents and compensation of neutral current. The switching to the inverter is designed in such a way that it supplies the extra current to stabilise the current of the grid that is being supplied to the loads. Finally, the proposed technique is validated by using mat lab/Simulink software and corresponding results are presented in this paper.

scholarly journals Power factor correction using capacitors & filters

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.12) ◽  
pp. 234
Author(s):  
Karthik Subramanian ◽  
Shantam Tandon
Keyword(s):  
Root Mean Square ◽  
Phase Difference ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Power Factor Correction ◽  
Active Filters ◽  
Minimum Amount ◽  
Mean Square ◽  
The Real ◽  
Electrical Consumption

Power factor is the ratio of the real current or voltage received by a load to the root mean square (rms) value of the current or voltage that was supposed to be acquired by the same load. The fact that the two become different is due to the presence of reactive power in the circuit which gets dissipated.Improving the power factor means reducing the phase difference between voltage and current. Since majority of the loads are of inductive nature, they require some amount of reactive power for them to function. Therefore, for the better use of electrical appliances with minimum amount of electrical consumption, the power factor should necessarily be increased and should be brought near to 1. This can be easily done by the help of Automatic Power Factor Correction Capacitors and Active filters.  

scholarly journals Decoupled Control of Three Phase Grid Connected Solar PV System

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 4218-4222
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
Control Strategy ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Standard Test ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Decoupled Control

A reliable grid connected Photovoltaic (PV) system require effective control schemes for efficient use of solar energy. This paper presents a three-phase grid tied PV system with decoupled real and reactive power control to achieve desired power factor with Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) controller to get maximum solar energy. The synchronous reference frame (dq) control along with decoupling concept is used to control the DC-AC inverter output, while the Phase Locked Loop (PLL) synchronization technique is used to monitor and synchronize the voltage and current at the grid side. The DC-DC converter with Incremental Conductance (InC) based MPPT model is also designed in this paper due to better accuracy compared to Perturb & Observe (P&O) algorithm. The simulation is performed in MATLAB/SIMULINK and a 31.5 kW PV system is modelled to get 30 kW power with the help of MPPT at Standard Test Conditions (STC). Any power factor value between 0.85 lagging to 0.9 leading can be obtained by changingreference q current in this inverter control strategy. The simulation results show that the change of reactive powerdoes not affecttheactive power values of the system, which verifies the effectiveness of the decoupled control strategy of the inverter.

The Effects of Total Harmonics Distortion for Power Factor Correction at Non-Linear Load

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 551 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Rani ◽  
Shakir Saat ◽  
Yusmarnita Yusop ◽  
Huzaimah Husin ◽  
F. K. Abdul Rahman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Factor ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Power Factor Correction ◽  
Harmonic Distortion ◽  
The Other ◽  
Linear Load ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Sinusoidal Waveform ◽  
Non Linear Load ◽  
The Relationship

This paper presents the effect of total harmonic distortion (THD) in power factor correction (PFC) at non-linear load. This study focuses on the relationship between THD and PFC. This is beacuse,the power factor affects THD. This occurs in power system as we have variety of loads, i. e linear load or non-linear load. The variety of loads will influence the sinusoidal waveform, which comes out from harmonic distortion. Thus, based on this study, we can compare the effective method in improving the power factor as it will not disturb the performance of THD. The focus of study is on the single phase load, where the voltage restriction is 240 V.  The analysis will  only focus on the consumer, which depends on the variety of non-linear load. Besides, the parameters for analysis are based on the percentage of THD and the value of power factor. The instrument for measuring the parameter is based on power factor correction device or technique. On the other hand, the method that was used for this study is based on simulation which incorporated the Multisim software. At the end of ths study, we can choose the most effective method that can be used to improve the power factor correction without disturbing the THD.

scholarly journals Line Frequency Instability of One-Cycle-Controlled Boost Power Factor Correction Converter

Electronics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Zhang ◽  
Wei Ma ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Min Hu ◽  
Longhan Cao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Factor ◽  
Power Factor Correction ◽  
Second Harmonic ◽  
Harmonic Component ◽  
Input Voltage ◽  
Frequency Instability ◽  
Control Circuit ◽  
Line Frequency ◽  
Control Loops ◽  
Non Linear

Power Factor Correction (PFC) converters are widely used in engineering. A classical PFC control circuit employs two complicated feedback control loops and a multiplier, while the One-Cycle-Controlled (OCC) PFC converter has a simple control circuit. In OCC PFC converters, the voltage loop is implemented with a PID control and the multiplier is not needed. Although linear theory is used in designing the OCC PFC converter control circuit, it cannot be used in predicting non-linear phenomena in the converter. In this paper, a non-linear model of the OCC PFC Boost converter is proposed based on the double averaging method. The line frequency instability of the converter is predicted by studying the DC component, the first harmonic component and the second harmonic component of the main circuit and the control circuit. The effect of the input voltage and the output capacitance on the stability of the converter is studied. The correctness of the proposed model is verified with numerical simulations and experimental measurements.

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