Improving passive filter compensation performance with active techniques

Author

Rivas, D. ; Moran, Luis ; Dixon, J.W. ; Espinoza, J.R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. de Concepcion, Chile

Volume

50

Issue

1

fYear

2003

Firstpage

161

Lastpage

170

Abstract

This paper presents the performance analysis of a hybrid filter composed of passive and active filters connected in series. The analysis is done by evaluating the influence of passive filter parameters variations and the effects that different active power filter´s gain have in the compensation performance of the hybrid scheme. The compensation performance is quantified by evaluating the attenuation factor in a power distribution system energizing high-power nonlinear loads compensated with passive filters and then improved with the connection of a series active power filter. Finally, compensation characteristics of the hybrid topology are tested on a 10-kVA experimental setup.

Keywords

active filters; compensation; distribution networks; load (electric); passive filters; power harmonic filters; 10 kVA; active filters; active power filter gain; active techniques; attenuation factor; compensation performance; current harmonics; harmonics compensation; high-power nonlinear loads; passive filter compensation performance; passive filters; performance analysis; power distribution system; power factor; power filter; reactive power; series active power filter; Active filters; Frequency; Passive filters; Performance analysis; Performance gain; Power harmonic filters; Power system dynamics; Power system harmonics; Reactive power; Topology;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-0046

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIE.2002.807658

Filename

1174072