Abstract

Active filtering of electric power has now become a mature technology for harmonic and reactive power Compensation in AC networks. The past several years have seen a rapid increase of power electronics-based loads connected to low and medium voltage power distribution systems. These loads draw non-sinusoidal current from the mains, degrading the power quality by causing harmonic distortion. This paper proposes a three phase Shunt Hybrid Active Filter (SHAF) topology for harmonic reduction and power factor improvement in low voltage power distribution systems. The compensation current reference for the proposed SHAF topology is obtained by using synchronous reference frame theorem. This theorem simplifies the equations for the current reference estimation in d-q co-ordinates thus leading to a more efficient and fast computation. To generate the compensation current that follows the current reference, the hysteresis current control method is adopted for 2-level VSI in low voltage system, the system is verified by developing simulation model using MATLAB/Simulink simulation package and the results are presented. The performance of shunt active filter and the proposed shunt hybrid active filter topology in reducing total harmonic distortion (THD) is compared for low voltage distribution system.

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