A voltage regulator based on matrix converter for smart grid applications

Author

Garces, A. ; Trejos, A.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Electr. Power Eng., Univ. Tecnol. de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia

fYear

2011

fDate

19-21 Oct. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This paper presents a power electronics-based voltage regulator for distribution feeders. The topology of the regulator is based on three-phase matrix converters. Input power factor as well as output voltage are fully controlled by this regulator. Improvement in flexibility, controllability and voltage stability are demonstrated though simulations on a feeder part of the IEEE 123 nodes test distribution system. A discussion on the advantages and drawbacks of this technology for future smart grids applications is presented. Simulation results demonstrate the potential of this technology.

Keywords

matrix convertors; power distribution control; power system stability; smart power grids; voltage control; IEEE 123 node test distribution system; distribution feeders; input power factor; output voltage; power electronics-based voltage regulator; smart grid applications; three-phase matrix converters; voltage stability; Capacitors; Matrix converters; Modulation; Reactive power; Regulators; Topology; Voltage control; Matrix converter; smart grids; voltage regulator;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT Latin America), 2011 IEEE PES Conference on

Conference_Location

Medellin

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1802-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISGT-LA.2011.6083186

Filename

6083186