A Three-Switch Current-Source PWM Rectifier with Active Filter Function

Author

Salo, Mika

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Tampere Univ. of Technol.

fYear

2005

fDate

16-16 June 2005

Firstpage

2230

Lastpage

2236

Abstract

Thyristor and diode converters are widely used in electric power systems. These nonlinear loads produce current harmonics which reduce power quality by distorting the supply network voltages. Nowadays, an increasingly popular trends 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 rectifiers; active filters; compensation; distortion; power harmonic filters; thyristor convertors; active filter function; current harmonics; diode converters; electric power systems; harmonics compensation; nonlinear loads; power quality reduction; six-switch active power filters; supply network voltages distortion; three-phase rectifiers; three-switch current-source PWM rectifier; thyristor converters; Active filters; Diodes; Harmonic distortion; Power harmonic filters; Power quality; Power system harmonics; Pulse width modulation; Rectifiers; Thyristors; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 2005. PESC '05. IEEE 36th

Conference_Location

Recife

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9033-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESC.2005.1581942

Filename

1581942