Modelling and industrial application of series hybrid active power filter

In the series hybrid active power filter (SHAPF) based on fundamental magnetic flux compensation (FMFC), the harmonic voltage across the magnetising inductance of the series transformer will disturb the inverter output current and worsen the filtering effect of the SHAPF. However, this influence caused by harmonic voltage was ignored in the previous research. Therefore there is blindness and casualness in the parameter selection of the SHAPF based on FMFC. Taking a 10 kV, 1 MVA industrial application of the SHAPF in a manufacture factory in Guangdong Province as an example, this study establishes the accurate global mathematical model of the SHAPF. Furthermore, based on the proposed global mathematical model, the series transformer parameters are analysed in detail to show its influence on the filtering performance of the SHAPF. This mathematical model can be used as foundations of the parameter selection of the SHAPF. Finally, an engineering prototype is manufactured and applied. The practical experimental results verify the theoretical analysis.