Compensation of irregular currents with active filters

Author

Tolbert, Leon M. ; Xu, Yan ; Chen, Jianqing ; Peng, Fang Z. ; Chiasson, John N.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

13-17 July 2003

Abstract

Compensation of irregular currents such as those associated with arc furnaces, transient disturbances, and power electronic converters is presented. The compensation is based on a well-defined nonactive current definition. The basic concepts required in the definition of nonactive current are presented and illustrated by compensation simulations for a variety of different types of nonperiodic currents found in distribution electrical systems, including disturbance, subharmonic, and stochastic currents. Further, based on the compensation objectives for different types of load waveforms, the specifications such as current ratings or capacitance requirements of the active filter are also presented.

Keywords

active filters; arc furnaces; compensation; power convertors; power distribution faults; power harmonic filters; power system harmonics; active filter; arc furnaces; capacitance requirement; current rating; distribution electrical system; irregular current compensation; load waveform; nonperiodic current; power electronic converter; stochastic current; subharmonic current; transient disturbance; Active filters; Capacitance; Frequency; Furnaces; Power electronics; Power engineering and energy; Power system transients; Shunt (electrical); USA Councils; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2003, IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7989-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PES.2003.1270513

Filename

1270513