Title :
A Four-leg active power filter for harmonic mitigation and reactive power compensation in unbalanced loads systems using CFL technology
Author :
Nohra, A.F.H. ; Kanaan, Hadi Y. ; Al-Haddad, Kamal
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng. - ESIB, St.-Joseph Univ., Mkalles, Lebanon
Abstract :
A four leg static compensator for harmonic mitigation and reactive power compensation is proposed for an unbalanced load consisting of CFL and R-L linear loads. The converter is controlled in order to insure high power factor and neutral current compensation at the source level. In order to verify the performance of the power conversion system a digital model of the CFL is developed and implemented into the SimPower simulation platform. The obtained results show high quality performance of the converter in terms of total harmonic distortion, power factor and transient characteristics. In addition, the system response towards load variation and unbalance is tested and analyzed.
Keywords :
active filters; electric current control; harmonic distortion; power convertors; power harmonic filters; reactive power control; CFL digital model; CFL linear loads; CFL technology; R-L linear loads; SimPower simulation platform; converter; four leg static compensator; four-leg active power filter; harmonic mitigation; neutral current compensation; power conversion system; power factor; reactive power compensation; source level; total harmonic distortion; transient characteristics; unbalanced load systems; Filtering; Harmonic analysis; Load modeling; Mathematical model; Numerical models; Power harmonic filters; Reactive power; CFL; active power filter; harmonics; linear control;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Technology (ICIT), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4567-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4568-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICIT.2013.6505974
