Title :
Five level diode clamped voltage source inverter and its application in reactive power compensation
Author :
Kincic, Slaven ; Chandra, Ambrish ; Babic, Slobodan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. du Quebec, Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
This paper deals with multilevel diode clamped voltage source inverter applied as STATCOM. The authors use "offline" optimization of switching angles together with fundamental frequency modulation switching strategy (FFM). They show that reactive power compensation is achieved by controlling the exchange of active power between the DC side of the inverter and the AC system. Moreover, they show that it is not possible to achieve the proper compensation during unbalanced conditions of the system while an FFM switching strategy is used together with "offline" optimization of switching angles. Simulation and experimental results are presented.
Keywords :
DC-AC power convertors; compensation; control system analysis; control system synthesis; frequency modulation; invertors; optimal control; power system control; reactive power control; static VAr compensators; switching circuits; STATCOM; fundamental frequency modulation switching strategy; inverter; multilevel diode clamped voltage source inverter; offline switching angles optimisation; reactive power compensation; unbalanced conditions; Automatic voltage control; Capacitors; Circuits; Energy management; Frequency modulation; Pulse width modulation inverters; Reactive power; Semiconductor diodes; Stress; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering 2002 Large Engineering Systems Conference on, LESCOPE 02
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7520-3
DOI :
10.1109/LESCPE.2002.1020671
