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Active Filter Reference Calculations Based on Customers’ Current Harmonic Emissions

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  • Aljaž Špelko

    (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Tržaška 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia)

  • Boštjan Blažič

    (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Tržaška 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia)

  • Igor Papič

    (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Tržaška 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia)

  • Leopold Herman

    (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Tržaška 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia)

Abstract

This paper deals with harmonics compensation in industrial and distribution networks using an active filter (AcF). When defining the AcF’s reference current, it is important to properly consider the network background harmonic distortion. Within this paper, we propose an AcF reference current calculation method, based on customers’ current harmonic emissions. The main novelty of the paper is the AcF reference current calculation method that considers only the customer’s contributions to the harmonic distortion at the point of common coupling (PCC). By separating the harmonic current at the PCC into components that can be attributed to the customer and to the network, it is possible to limit the required AcF power. To determine the customer’s emission, the customer’s harmonic impedance must be known. As the actual harmonic impedance cannot be determined in a real environment, a reference harmonic impedance can be used instead. To test the proposed AcF reference current calculation method, we developed a control algorithm of an AcF in the PSCAD software and tested this on a medium-voltage benchmark simulation model.

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  • Aljaž Špelko & Boštjan Blažič & Igor Papič & Leopold Herman, 2021. "Active Filter Reference Calculations Based on Customers’ Current Harmonic Emissions," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(1), pages 1-13, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:1:p:220-:d:474368
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    1. Yerbol Yerbayev & Ivan Artyukhov & Artem Zemtsov & Denis Artyukhov & Svetlana Molot & Dinara Japarova & Viktor Zakharov, 2022. "Negative Impact Mitigation on the Power Supply System of a Fans Group with Frequency-Variable Drive," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(23), pages 1-21, November.
    2. Marcin Maciążek, 2022. "Active Power Filters and Power Quality," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(22), pages 1-4, November.

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