Harmonic distortion and reactive power compensation in single phase power systems using orthogonal transformation technique

Author(s):  
W. Hosny ◽  
B. Dobrucky
Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1490
Author(s):  
Ting Chen ◽  
Hong Cheng ◽  
Cong Wang ◽  
Wenbo Chen ◽  
Zhihao Zhao

This paper proposes an open-circuit fault-tolerant design for the cascaded H-Bridge rectifier incorporating reactive power compensation. If one or two switching devices of the H-bridge modules are fault, the drive signals of the faulty H-bridge modules will be artificially redistributed into the bridgeless mode (including the boost bridgeless mode, the symmetric boost bridgeless mode, the totem-pole bridgeless mode and the symmetry totem-pole bridgeless mode) and cooperate with the normally operated H-bridge modules. In this case, the faulty cascaded H-bridge rectifier is not only able to achieve active power transmission, but also can still provide part of reactive power compensation when injecting reactive power from the power grid. Nonetheless, the reactive power that it can supply will be limited, due to the unidirectional characteristics of the bridgeless mode for the faulty modules. Therefore, a method for calculating its adjustable power factor angle range is also presented, which provides the basis for the faulty modules switching to the bridgeless mode. Then, a control strategy of the cascaded H-bridge rectifier incorporating reactive power compensation under the faulty condition and normal operation is presented. Finally, an experimental platform with a single-phase cascaded H-bridge rectifier containing three cells is given to verify the proposed theories.


Open Physics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-142
Author(s):  
Roman Sikora ◽  
Przemysław Markiewicz ◽  
Wiesława Pabjańczyk

Abstract The power systems usually include a number of nonlinear receivers. Nonlinear receivers are the source of disturbances generated to the power system in the form of higher harmonics. The level of these disturbances describes the total harmonic distortion coefficient THD. Its value depends on many factors. One of them are the deformation and change in RMS value of supply voltage. A modern LED luminaire is a nonlinear receiver as well. The paper presents the results of the analysis of the influence of change in RMS value of supply voltage and the level of dimming of the tested luminaire on the value of the current THD. The analysis was made using a mathematical model based on multivariable polynomial fitting.


IEEE Access ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 181444-181457
Author(s):  
Hong Cheng ◽  
Ting Chen ◽  
Cong Wang ◽  
Zhihao Zhao ◽  
Zhi Li ◽  
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Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 2341
Author(s):  
Benjamin T. Gwynn ◽  
Raymond de Callafon

Load switches in power systems may cause oscillations in active and reactive power flow. Such oscillations can be damped by synthetic inertia provided by smart inverters providing power from DC sources such as photovoltaic or battery storage. However, AC current provided by inverters is inherently non-sinusoidal, making measurements of active and reactive power subject to harmonic distortion. As a result, transient effects due to load switching can be obscured by harmonic distortion. An RLC circuit serves as a reference load. The oscillation caused by switching in the load presents as a dual-sideband suppressed-carrier signal. The carrier frequency is available via voltage data but the phase is not. Given a group of candidate signals formed from phase voltages, an algorithm based on Costas Loop that can quickly quantify the phase difference between each candidate and carrier (thus identifying the best signal for demodulation) is presented. Algorithm functionality is demonstrated in the presence of inverter-induced distortion.


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