Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Single-Phase Series Active Power Filter for Harmonic Voltage Reduction

Research advances on renewable energy systems have increased the interest in the use of isolated power supplies composed of power converters based on high-frequency transformers. Such power equipment generally presents high internal impedance, which amplifies the effects of harmonic voltages produce...

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Main Authors: Lucas Frederico Jardim Meloni, Fernando Lessa Tofoli, Angelo Jose Junqueira Rezek, Enio Roberto Ribeiro
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Published: IEEE 2019-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8873630/
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author Lucas Frederico Jardim Meloni
Fernando Lessa Tofoli
Angelo Jose Junqueira Rezek
Enio Roberto Ribeiro
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Fernando Lessa Tofoli
Angelo Jose Junqueira Rezek
Enio Roberto Ribeiro
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description Research advances on renewable energy systems have increased the interest in the use of isolated power supplies composed of power converters based on high-frequency transformers. Such power equipment generally presents high internal impedance, which amplifies the effects of harmonic voltages produced by nonlinear loads that draw currents with high harmonic content. Some sensitive loads, e.g., electric motors and distribution transformers, may not properly operate when supplied by extremely distorted voltages. Series active power filters (SAPFs) are suitable to mitigate this inconvenient, being capable of providing harmonic voltage compensation and minimizing the distortion of supply voltages. In this context, this work addresses the small-signal modeling, control system implementation, and experimental validation of a single-phase SAPF. The proposed approach is solely employed for harmonic voltage compensation purposes, thus allowing loads to be supplied by a nearly sinusoidal voltage. During the modeling process, the operating steps are analyzed in detail, while the presence of parasitic elements is taken into account. An equivalent circuit is also derived, which is used to provide an easy understanding of the interactions among the SAPF, load, and power supply. From this model, transfer functions can be obtained so that it is possible to design the control loops used by the SAPF. Experimental results with distinct types of loads are presented to evaluate the SAPF performance in both steady-state and transient conditions.
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spelling doaj.art-cd0252f4d4d9428abc4b646207eb49522022-12-21T23:05:17ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362019-01-01715197115198410.1109/ACCESS.2019.29479178873630Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Single-Phase Series Active Power Filter for Harmonic Voltage ReductionLucas Frederico Jardim Meloni0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8425-8812Fernando Lessa Tofoli1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7313-9060Angelo Jose Junqueira Rezek2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1971-7944Enio Roberto Ribeiro3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0347-0991Institute of Systems Engineering and Information Technology, Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI), Itajubá, BrazilDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ), São João del Rei, BrazilInstitute of Systems Engineering and Information Technology, Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI), Itajubá, BrazilInstitute of Systems Engineering and Information Technology, Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI), Itajubá, BrazilResearch advances on renewable energy systems have increased the interest in the use of isolated power supplies composed of power converters based on high-frequency transformers. Such power equipment generally presents high internal impedance, which amplifies the effects of harmonic voltages produced by nonlinear loads that draw currents with high harmonic content. Some sensitive loads, e.g., electric motors and distribution transformers, may not properly operate when supplied by extremely distorted voltages. Series active power filters (SAPFs) are suitable to mitigate this inconvenient, being capable of providing harmonic voltage compensation and minimizing the distortion of supply voltages. In this context, this work addresses the small-signal modeling, control system implementation, and experimental validation of a single-phase SAPF. The proposed approach is solely employed for harmonic voltage compensation purposes, thus allowing loads to be supplied by a nearly sinusoidal voltage. During the modeling process, the operating steps are analyzed in detail, while the presence of parasitic elements is taken into account. An equivalent circuit is also derived, which is used to provide an easy understanding of the interactions among the SAPF, load, and power supply. From this model, transfer functions can be obtained so that it is possible to design the control loops used by the SAPF. Experimental results with distinct types of loads are presented to evaluate the SAPF performance in both steady-state and transient conditions.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8873630/Harmonic voltage filteringvoltage qualityseries active power filtersmall-signal modelingvoltage-source inverter
spellingShingle Lucas Frederico Jardim Meloni
Fernando Lessa Tofoli
Angelo Jose Junqueira Rezek
Enio Roberto Ribeiro
Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Single-Phase Series Active Power Filter for Harmonic Voltage Reduction
IEEE Access
Harmonic voltage filtering
voltage quality
series active power filter
small-signal modeling
voltage-source inverter
title Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Single-Phase Series Active Power Filter for Harmonic Voltage Reduction
title_full Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Single-Phase Series Active Power Filter for Harmonic Voltage Reduction
title_fullStr Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Single-Phase Series Active Power Filter for Harmonic Voltage Reduction
title_full_unstemmed Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Single-Phase Series Active Power Filter for Harmonic Voltage Reduction
title_short Modeling and Experimental Validation of a Single-Phase Series Active Power Filter for Harmonic Voltage Reduction
title_sort modeling and experimental validation of a single phase series active power filter for harmonic voltage reduction
topic Harmonic voltage filtering
voltage quality
series active power filter
small-signal modeling
voltage-source inverter
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8873630/
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