Compensating the line current harmonics with three-switch current-source PWM rectifier

Author

Salo, Mika

Author_Institution

Tampere Univ. of Technol.

fYear

2005

fDate

11-14 Sept. 2005

Abstract

Harmonic currents caused by power converters is serious problem in many electric power systems. Thyristor and diode converters are widely used in industrial applications these days and they can be considered as a typical example causing that electrical pollution. Nowadays, an increasingly popular trend is to compensate the harmonics by using six-switch active power filters. In this paper the capability of three-switch current-source PWM rectifier (3SW-CSR) to act as an active power filter and to compensate the harmonics caused by other converter is studied. It is shown by analysis, simulations and experimental tests that 3SW-CSR offers an effective and low-cost solution to improve the quality of electrical power in applications where group of three-phase rectifiers is used

Keywords

PWM power convertors; PWM rectifiers; active filters; power harmonic filters; power supply quality; thyristor convertors; diode converters; electrical pollution; electrical power quality; line current harmonic compensation; power converters; six-switch active power filters; three-phase rectifiers; three-switch current-source PWM rectifier; thyristor converters; Active filters; Diodes; Environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques; Industrial pollution; Power harmonic filters; Power system harmonics; Pulse width modulation; Pulse width modulation converters; Rectifiers; Thyristors; Converter control; Harmonics; Power quality; Vector control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics and Applications, 2005 European Conference on

Conference_Location

Dresden

Print_ISBN

90-75815-09-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EPE.2005.219290

Filename

1665480