A novel smart compensator for energy/power quality enhancement of nonlinear loads

Author

Sharaf, A.M. ; Guo, Caixia ; Huang, Hong

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., New Brunswick Univ., Fredericton, NB, Canada

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

25-28 May 1997

Firstpage

39

Abstract

The paper presents a novel flexible smart compensator converter scheme for energy utilization enhancement and/or power quality harmonic ripple control. The converter topology is flexible and can be controlled by pulse width modulation (PWM), pulse frequency modulation (PFM) or a combined PWM/PFM switching strategy to ensure power quality enhancement and better energy utilization of nonlinear cyclical arc or inrush type electric loads. This includes large industrial induction motors, robotic drives, industrial arc-furnaces, and fluorescent industrial commercial lighting schemes

Keywords

PWM power convertors; compensation; load (electric); power supply quality; power system control; power system harmonics; power utilisation; pulse frequency modulation; switching circuits; PFM; PWM; combined PWM/PFM switching strategy; energy quality enhancement; energy utilization enhancement; flexible smart compensator converter; fluorescent lighting schemes; harmonic ripple control; industrial arc-furnaces; industrial induction motors; inrush type electric load; nonlinear cyclical arc load; nonlinear loads; power quality enhancement; pulse frequency modulation; pulse width modulation; robotic drives; smart compensator; Frequency modulation; Induction motors; Power quality; Power system harmonics; Pulse width modulation; Pulse width modulation converters; Service robots; Surges; Switching converters; Topology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1997. Engineering Innovation: Voyage of Discovery. IEEE 1997 Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

St. Johns, Nfld.

ISSN

0840-7789

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3716-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.1997.614784

Filename

614784