Least Mean Fourth Theory-based Dynamic Voltage Restorer for the Mitigation of Voltage Sag and Harmonics

Abstract

In the present paper, Dynamic Voltage Restorer (DVR) controller using the Least Mean Fourth (LMF) algorithm is presented. The proposed DVR is used for protecting various voltage-sensitive loads from voltage-related power quality issues (i.e. balanced voltage sag, unbalanced voltage sag and voltage harmonic distortion, balanced and unbalanced swell, etc.) in a distribution system. The active and reactive power components of distorted source voltage are extracted using an adaptive LMF-based control algorithm for the calculation of reference load voltage for the voltage source converter (VSC) of DVR. The control algorithm doesn’t require a phase-locked loop (PLL) and thus is less complex, robust and easy to implement. The adopted control algorithm for DVR is verified in MATLAB by simulation studies. The adaptive LMF-controlled DVR produces excellent dynamics response as compared to conventional adaptive Least Mean Square (LMS) and Synchronous reference frame theory (SRFT)-controlled DVR. The convergence rate of the source voltage fundamental active weight component is higher for the proposed adaptive LMF-controlled DVR. Various power quality issues such as balanced sag, unbalanced sag, balanced and unbalanced swell and a combination of these power quality issues are mitigated with the help of the LMF-controlled DVR. The simulation results are verified through real-time experimentation using an OPAL-RT under an RT lab environment.