Title :
Instantaneous phase-angle estimation algorithm under unbalanced voltage-sag conditions
Author :
Song, H.-S. ; Nam, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., POSTECH Univ., Pohang, South Korea
fDate :
11/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
If a negative sequence is generated by voltage sag and/or unbalance, it appears as an oscillating error in a synchronous reference frame (SRF). In power conditioning equipment, the exact value of a positive sequence is needed to achieve the unity power factor and constant output voltage, whereas the exact value of a negative sequence is needed for unbalance compensation. To measure the positive sequence separately from the negative sequence, a low pass or notch filter having a narrow bandwidth is normally used. However, such a filter causes a lot of phase delay, thus the response time of the system tends to be lengthened. A method of estimating the positive- and the negative-sequence voltages separately is presented, without a significant delay, by utilising the weighted least-squares estimation (WLSE) method with the covariance resetting technique. A frequency update law is also proposed to accommodate the frequency varying environments. The authors demonstrate through simulation and experiment the superior performance of the proposed scheme in measuring the positive- and the negative-sequence voltages at the time of abrupt transition. This method can be applied to uninterruptable power supplies (UPS), pulsewidth modulation (PWM) AC/DC converters, active filters, AC voltage compensators etc
Keywords :
AC-AC power convertors; PWM power convertors; active filters; compensation; least squares approximations; low-pass filters; notch filters; parameter estimation; power factor; uninterruptible power supplies; AC voltage compensators; PWM AC/DC converters; UPS; active filters; constant output voltage; covariance resetting technique; frequency update law; frequency varying environments; instantaneous phase-angle estimation algorithm; low pass filter; narrow bandwidth; negative sequence; negative-sequence voltages; notch filter; oscillating error; phase delay; positive sequence; positive-sequence voltages; power conditioning equipment; pulsewidth modulation AC/DC converters; response time; synchronous reference frame; unbalance compensation; unbalanced voltage-sag conditions; uninterruptable power supplies; unity power factor; weighted least-squares estimation;
Journal_Title :
Generation, Transmission and Distribution, IEE Proceedings-
DOI :
10.1049/ip-gtd:20000716