Evaluations of two methods to clean utility line: PWM-voltage source rectifiers and active power filters

Author

Kwak, Sangshin ; Toliyat, Hamid A. ; Fahimi, Babak

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2004

fDate

20-25 June 2004

Firstpage

1095

Abstract

Two methods to solve harmonic pollution problems caused by the diode rectifier are possible: one replacing the diode rectifier with a PWM rectifier and the other connecting an active power filter to the diode rectifier. Despite numerous publications for two converters, the features and evaluations between them have not been clearly explained. This paper, in detail, presents a theoretical analysis and a systematic comparison of the two converters, from the point of view of converter kVA ratings, DC bus voltage requirements, switch ratings, and reactive component designs.

Keywords

PWM power convertors; active filters; harmonics suppression; power filters; rectifiers; DC bus voltage requirements; PWM-voltage source rectifiers; active power filters; diode rectifier; harmonic pollution problems; power converters; reactive component designs; switch ratings; utility line; Active filters; Diodes; Joining processes; Pollution; Power harmonic filters; Power system harmonics; Pulse width modulation; Rectifiers; Switches; Switching converters;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 2004. PESC 04. 2004 IEEE 35th Annual

ISSN

0275-9306

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8399-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESC.2004.1355574

Filename

1355574