Title :
A Comparative Evaluation of Three-Phase High Power Factor Boost Converters for Power Quality Improvement
Author :
Bhat, Abdul Hamid ; Agarwal, Pramod
Author_Institution :
Indian Inst. of Technol. Roorkee, Roorkee
Abstract :
The generation of harmonics and reactive power flow in a power system is greatly influenced by the widespread use of Power Electronic converters in addition to other sources of harmonics and reactive power generation. This paper gives a comparative evaluation of some improved power quality three-phase Boost converters based on their performance, specifically from the point of view of improved power quality produced by them on the line side of converter. The comparative evaluation is performed on the basis of the results obtained from the computer simulations and is of interest to researchers and application engineers working in the field of power quality as it helps them to select an appropriate converter for a specific application and power quality requirements in the system. The paper also gives a brief description of each converter topology with its specified control strategy.
Keywords :
AC-DC power convertors; load flow; power factor; power supply quality; power system harmonics; reactive power; AC-DC power converters; computer simulation; power electronic converters; power quality improvement; power system harmonics; reactive power flow; three-phase high power factor boost converters; Application software; Computer simulation; Performance evaluation; Power electronics; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Power quality; Power system harmonics; Reactive power; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Technology, 2006. ICIT 2006. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mumbai
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0726-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0726-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICIT.2006.372197