Title :
Distributed Static Compensator with fuel cell for power quality improvement and hybrid power generation
Author :
Chanhom, Peerapon ; Sirisukprasert, Siriroj
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Kasetsart Univ., Bangkok, Thailand
Abstract :
This paper presents analysis and design of Distributed STATic COMpensator (DSTATCOM) with fuel cell utilized for power quality improvement and hybrid power generation. Factors affecting the performance and limitation of active and reactive power compensation are analyzed and presented in this paper. A boost converter circuit is selected to step up and regulate the fuel cell terminal voltage to match the DC link requirement of the voltage source converter. The mathematical model of the DSTATCOM system has been developed and simulated in MATLAB/Simulink. The simulation results indicate that the DSTATCOM with fuel cell can effectively compensate the appropriated amount of reactive power and can be utilized as a hybrid power generation.
Keywords :
fuel cell power plants; hybrid power systems; power convertors; power supply quality; reactive power; static VAr compensators; DSTATCOM; MATLAB/Simulink simulation; active power compensation; boost converter circuit; distributed static compensator; fuel cell; hybrid power generation; power quality improvement; reactive power compensation; voltage source converter; Circuit simulation; Distributed power generation; Fuel cells; MATLAB; Mathematical model; Performance analysis; Power quality; Reactive power; STATCOM; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technology, 2009. ECTI-CON 2009. 6th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pattaya, Chonburi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3387-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3388-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECTICON.2009.5136980
