DocumentCode
853130
Title
LC compensators for power factor correction of nonlinear loads
Author
Aziz, M.M.A. ; El-Zahab, Essam El-Din Abou ; Ibrahim, Ahmed Mohamed ; Zobaa, Ahmed Faheem
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Power & Machines, Cairo Univ., Giza, Egypt
Volume
19
Issue
1
fYear
2004
Firstpage
331
Lastpage
336
Abstract
A method is presented for finding the optimum fixed LC compensator for power factor correction of nonlinear loads where both source voltage and load current harmonics are present. The LC combination is selected because pure capacitive capacitors alone would not sufficiently correct the power factor. Optimization minimizes the transmission loss, maximizes the power factor, and maximizes the efficiency. The performance of the obtained compensator is discussed by means of numerical examples.
Keywords
load (electric); minimisation; power factor correction; power system harmonics; reactive power; LC compensators; capacitive capacitors; load current harmonics; nonlinear loads; power factor correction; power factor maximization; reactive power; source voltage; transmission loss minimization; Capacitance; Capacitors; Current supplies; Degradation; Frequency; Power harmonic filters; Power system harmonics; Reactive power; Resonance; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0885-8977
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPWRD.2003.820195
Filename
1256396
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