Predictive current control of a multilevel active filter for industrial installations

Improving performance, energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions in industrial installations require the enhancement of power quality and reduced EMC/EMI emissions. In this frame, active power filters for improving power factor and harmonics mitigation are gaining interest as FACT devices for smart power networks. This work presents the simulation and analysis of a predictive control method applied to an active filter system with a cascaded multilevel converter. The results verifies the simplicity and effectiveness of the proposed strategy.