2020 IEEE International Students' Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Science.

IMPROVEMENT OF POWER QUALITY

USING SERIES ACTIVE POWER
FILTER(SAPF)
2020 IEEE International Students' Conference on Electrical,Electronics and Computer Science (SCEECS) 978-1-7281-4862-5/20/$31.00 ©2020 IEEE 10.1109/SCEECS48394.2020.151

Konala Kalyan Markapuram Srinivasa Rao Dr. Suresh Gawre

Electrical Department ENERGY CENTER Electrical Department
MANIT, PG Student MANIT, PG Student MANIT, Assistant Professor
Bhopal, India Bhopal, India Bhopal, India
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

ABSTRACT: -Modern power electronics devices like active continuously through the line distribution [3].
power filter and comprehensive simulation study of Relay
gives the idea of power quality. Generally, in electrical The Parallel Active Power filter (PAPF) is right to
parallel circuits voltage is constant and current is variable compensate harmonic current source, series active
parameter, so by using parallel active filter provided variable
currents in system and mainly series active filters are used
filter is proper in the circumstances for recompose the
for voltage and power quality improvement to the system and harmonic voltage source and this has the enough
harmonic content on load voltage reduces. In this paper FFT condenser term in the dc connection of rectifier.
analysis are done with help of series active power filter. The Almost steady state dc current move steadily to the dc
results show that proper tune active power filter provides connection of rectifier because of DC smoothing
best outputs for the imaginary power compensation and inductor is enough range [1]. Some control algorithm
power factor Developments. techniques is relevant by an abstract idea of
generalized p-q theory [4]. Section II describes control
Keywords: - Power quality, Passive filters, UPQC, algorithm for SAPF.
Harmonics, Non-Linear load.
II. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
I. INTRODUCTION
Harmonics and Reactive Power is reduced by
employing an PAPF, by an idea of generalized p-q
In earlier days around 20th century there are so
theory. To Calculate these limitations, a new
many draw backs for passive filter, so we can reduce
developed p-q theory is derived. Whenever gain is
these draw backs by study on active power filter. The
multiplied to the system to develop compensating
Active filter costing a lot of money than the Passive
voltage then it is also becoming additional
filter, but these are having superior position, so it can
disadvantage to generalized p-q theory and this p-q
alternatively remove the broadband harmonics at the
theory is controlled by the value of current, so no need
source side [1].compensating current is introduce
to be multiplied gain to the system. Some attempts are
through PAF and from other side compensating
needed to attain the current by using instantaneous
voltage is introduce through SAPF by through a
power and reactive power [1].
combined parallel filter and series filter and through
transformer [1].
A Voltage source inverter (VSI) is nearly
equal as the SAPF [1]. To neutralize the voltage
The use of semiconductors where we can take in
harmonics on load side we have to introduce
some switching equipment’s like thyristors, diodes and
compensating voltage to the supply. So, by this APF
rectifiers had randomly increased. So, by these
produces the distortions which is opposite to the source
switching equipment’s and other nonlinear loads the
harmonics [5].
power quality decreases gradually. whenever there is
greater in nonlinear loads, we require additional
P= , ,0 ∗ , ,0 (1.0)
amount of complex steps to overcome the power
= + + (1.1)
quality degradation [1], such as harmonic increase
compensation currents, Load is getting average active The Eq 1.2 gives the Instantaneous Active power at
power by the sinusoidal source current. load side.

The APF have more desirable performances when III. CONTROL STRATEGY
compare to other strategies [2]. Whenever introducing On this control strategy major have sine wave
a compensating voltage harmonic and compensating generator and producing its switching signals. The
current harmonics and whenever UPQC meets the two citation voltage depends on two parameters, those are
voltages and currents then at that time we can cancels initial crest value of the basic term of the source
the interfering components those which are move voltage and unit sine vectors in phase to source
voltages [7]. This Citation signals are produced by

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through at most sine wave generator and its constant controller for producing the switching signals for the
amplitude to produce signals to it. The use of PLL inverter. By providing series transformers, variable
circuits is to producing major voltages to it. This voltage inserted due to switching operation the
way ciliated voltage is produced it has sinusoidal produced output voltage has nature is sinusoidal
and regardless of mains. This citation voltage and load voltage and load voltage harmonics reduced
identified load voltage are specified to hysteresis [1].

IV. MATLAB SIMULINK MODEL

Fig .1 MATLAB design for series active power filter

The MATLAB simulation is shown in Fig .1.in compare to the normal load voltage then above
this we are using mostly two variables there are switch is turn on and below switch is turn off [9]. To
reference voltage and load voltage [6]. The fixed generate load voltage as purely sinusoidal we need
voltages are estimated with the actual load voltage, to connect to output of SAPF to supply lines by
then by this estimate MATLAB gets some interrupt. using series transformer then harmonic voltage is
when interrupt happen, the interrupt signal sends to consumed by filter then harmonics are reduced [10-
hysteresis controller for produces firing pulses, these 14].
firing pulses are used for switching of the inverter in
the system, by considering both reference voltage
and load voltage the switches are turned on and
turned off [8]. The fixed voltage is less value when

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 V. RESULTS

Fig. 2 Source voltages with harmonics

Before After

Fig.3. Before and after compensation of Load voltage

Fig. 3. represents the load voltage where before and after compensation by series APF, As the pulse is generated
at 0.91 sec, harmonic component in the load voltage decrease notified to it.

Fig:4 FFT analysis for voltage source containing harmonics

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 Fig:5 FFT analysis for load voltage without harmonics

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