Title :
Comparing capacitive and LC compensators for power factor correction
Author :
Aziz, M.M.A. ; Elzahab, E. E Abou ; Ibrahim, A.M. ; Zobaa, A.F.
Abstract :
A method is presented for finding the optimum fixed LC compensator for power factor correction of nonlinear loads where both source voltage and load current harmonics are present. The LC combination is selected because pure capacitive capacitors alone would not sufficiently correct the power factor. Optimization minimizes the transmission loss, maximizes the power factor and maximizes the efficiency. The performance of the obtained compensator is discussed by means of numerical example.
Keywords :
optimisation; power capacitors; power system harmonics; reactive power; static VAr compensators; LC compensators; capacitive compensators; load current harmonics; nonlinear loads; optimization; power factor correction; reactive power; source voltage harmonics; transmission loss; Capacitance; Capacitors; Impedance; Power factor correction; Power generation; Power system harmonics; Power transmission lines; Propagation losses; Reactive power; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Harmonics and Quality of Power, 2002. 10th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7671-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICHQP.2002.1221403
