A New Control Scheme for Wind/Battery Fed UPQC for the Power Quality Enhancement: A Hybrid Technique

Abstract

The incorporation of clean sources into the power grid, along with the introduction of power electronic gadgets to regulate loads that are nonlinear, had a significant effect on power quality (PQ). Nevertheless, PQ emerges as the primary issue for the integration of these intermittent renewable sources. This study combines the advantageous characteristics of the Sliding mode controller (SM-C) and fractional-order proportional integral derivative controller (FPIDC) to manage both the shunt and series active filters of the Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UPQC) integrated with the wind power system (WPS) and battery systems (BS). The primary objective of the proposed system is to maintain a consistent voltage across the DC Link capacitor, even when there are fluctuations in load and wind velocity. Additionally, the system aims to reduce the presence of harmonics in waveform of current signal, improve power factor (PF), and mitigate any disruptions or imbalances in the source voltage. The effectiveness of the created model has been assessed by four case studies involving diverse load types and grid voltage situations, including fluctuations. Besides, to validate the developed method the comparative analysis is conducted with respect to other methods like PI and fuzzy logic controllers, as well as with other ways documented in the literature.