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In response to energy crisis and power quality concerns, three different methodologies to integrate the concept of active filtering into the alternators are proposed. Wind energy, due to its free availability and its clean and renewable character, ranks as the most promising renewable energy resource that could play a key role in solving the worldwide energy crisis. An Integrated Doubly-fed Electric Alternator/Active filter (IDEA) for wind energy conversion systems is proposed. The proposed IDEA is capable of simultaneous capturing maximum power of wind energy and improving power quality, which are achieved by canceling the most significant and troublesome harmonics of the utility grid and power factor correction and reactive power compensation in the grid. The back-to-back current regulated power converters are employed to excite the rotor of IDEA. The control strategy of rotor-side power converter is based on position sensoreless field oriented control method with higher power density. Analysis and experimental results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed IDEA. In next step, an integrated synchronous machine/active filter is discussed. The proposed technology is essentially a rotating synchronous machine with suitable modification to its field excitation circuit to allow dc and ac excitations. It is shown that by controlling the ac excitation, the 5th and 7th harmonics currents of the utility are compensated. The proposed method is cost effective because it can be applied to existing standby generators in commercial and industrial plants with minimal modification to the excitation circuits. To boost the gain of harmonic compensatory, an advanced electric machine is proposed. An Asymmetric Airgap Concentrated Winding Synchronous Machine (AACWSM) with ac and dc excitation was designed and employed. It is shown that the AACWSM with its unique design, in addition to power generation capability, could be used to compensate the most dominant current harmonics of the utility. The proposed AACWSM can compensate for the 5th and 7th harmonics currents in the grid by controlling the ac field excitation. In addition, the 11th and 13th harmonics currents are also significantly reduced. This system can be used at medium and low voltages for generation or motoring mode of operation.

In response to energy crisis and power quality concerns, three different methodologies to integrate the concept of active filtering into the alternators are proposed. Wind energy, due to its free availability and its clean and renewable character, ranks as the most promising renewable energy resource that could play a key role in solving the worldwide energy crisis. An Integrated Doubly-fed Electric Alternator/Active filter (IDEA) for wind energy conversion systems is proposed. The proposed IDEA is capable of simultaneous capturing maximum power of wind energy and improving power quality, which are achieved by canceling the most significant and troublesome harmonics of the utility grid and power factor correction and reactive power compensation in the grid. The back-to-back current regulated power converters are employed to excite the rotor of IDEA. The control strategy of rotor-side power converter is based on position sensoreless field oriented control method with higher power density. Analysis and experimental results are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed IDEA. In next step, an integrated synchronous machine/active filter is discussed. The proposed technology is essentially a rotating synchronous machine with suitable modification to its field excitation circuit to allow dc and ac excitations. It is shown that by controlling the ac excitation, the 5th and 7th harmonics currents of the utility are compensated. The proposed method is cost effective because it can be applied to existing standby generators in commercial and industrial plants with minimal modification to the excitation circuits. To boost the gain of harmonic compensatory, an advanced electric machine is proposed. An Asymmetric Airgap Concentrated Winding Synchronous Machine (AACWSM) with ac and dc excitation was designed and employed. It is shown that the AACWSM with its unique design, in addition to power generation capability, could be used to compensate the most dominant current harmonics of the utility. The proposed AACWSM can compensate for the 5th and 7th harmonics currents in the grid by controlling the ac field excitation. In addition, the 11th and 13th harmonics currents are also significantly reduced. This system can be used at medium and low voltages for generation or motoring mode of operation.

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Recent advances in power electronics have lead to the wide spread adoption of advanced power supplies and energy efficient devices. This has lead to increased levels of harmonic currents in power systems, degrading the performance of electrical machinery and interfering with telecommunication services. Active filters provide a solution to these problems by compensating for the distorted currents drawn by non-linear loads. Optimal methods for controlling these active filters have been determined by computer simulation and experimental implementation. Methods used for isolating the harmonic content of an unbalanced three phase load current were compared by computer simulations. A technique based on the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) was developed as part of this work and shown to perform favourably. Notch Filtering, Sinusoidal Subtraction, Instantaneous Reactive Power Theory, Synchronous Reference Frame and Fast Fourier Transform methods were simulated. The methods shown to be suitable for compensation of three phase unbalanced loads were implemented in a Digital Signal Processor to evaluate true performance. These methods were Notch Filtering, Sinusoidal Subtraction, Fast Fourier Transform, and a High Pass Filter based method. A completely digital hysteresis current controller for a three phase active filter inverter has been developed and implemented with a Field Programmable Gate Array. This controller interfaces directly to a digital signal processor and is resistant to electromagnetic interference. Results from the experimental hardware verified that the active filter model used for simulation is accurate, and may be used for further development of harmonic isolation methods. A technique using notch filtering gives the best performance for steady loads, with the FFT based technique giving the most flexible operation for a range of load current characteristics. Novel use of the FFT based harmonic isolation technique allows selective cancellation of individual harmonics, with particular application to multiple shunt filters connected in parallel.

Submitted by Wallace Gabriel de Souza (wgs.gabriel@hotmail.com) on 2018-07-16T16:35:11Z No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertacao_wgs.pdf: 3537876 bytes, checksum: 56fef2d280007dba43983b71988d997b (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Marlene Zaniboni null (zaniboni@bauru.unesp.br) on 2018-07-17T13:07:06Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 souza_wg_me_bauru.pdf: 3537876 bytes, checksum: 56fef2d280007dba43983b71988d997b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-17T13:07:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 souza_wg_me_bauru.pdf: 3537876 bytes, checksum: 56fef2d280007dba43983b71988d997b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-05-18 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Esta dissertação apresenta o desenvolvimento e as simulações computacionais de um inversor fotovoltaico de 2,0 kVA para o controle da potência reativa na rede de distribuição, de modo que haja compensação ativa do fator de potência e aumento da qualidade da energia no local da instalação da planta. Para atingir este objetivo, por meio do ambiente de desenvolvimento do MATLAB/Simulink®, o controle da potência ativa foi realizado pelo ajuste do ângulo entre a tensão da rede e a tensão gerada pelo inversor, por meio do equilíbrio do potencial do barramento CC (proveniente do gerador fotovoltaico). A potência reativa, por sua vez, foi ajustada pela amplitude da tensão do ponto de acoplamento de uma carga local. Além disto, utilizaram-se controladores proporcionais-ressonantes nas malhas de tensão e corrente do conversor trifásico, com finalidade de mitigar as correntes harmônicas de cargas não-lineares que podem depreciar o fator de potência. Foi implementado, também, um conversor CC-CC isolado full-bridge do tipo boost com potência nominal de 1,8 kW, responsável por rastrear o ponto de máxima potência dos módulos fotovoltaicos. Os resultados obtidos permitiram a avaliação do desempenho dos controladores e a observação da conservação, pelo inversor, do fator de potência da rede próximo da unidade para situações com variações acentuadas da carga e da irradiação solar, bem como para os casos com a presença de cargas não-lineares no sistema. Com isso, o perfil de tensão entregue à carga é aproximadamente senoidal, com baixa distorção harmônica. / This dissertation presents the development and computational simulations of a 2.0 kVA photovoltaic inverter for the control of the reactive power in the distribution network, so that there is active power factor compensation and an increase in the quality of the energy at the installation site plant. In order to reach this objective, the MATLAB/Simulink® development environment was used to control the active power by adjusting the angle between the grid voltage and the voltage generated by the inverter, by means of the potential balance of the DC (from the photovoltaic generator). The reactive power, in turn, was adjusted by the amplitude of the voltage of the coupling point of a local load. In addition, resonant-proportional controllers were used in the voltage and current loops of the three-phase converter, in order to mitigate the harmonic currents of non-linear loads that may depreciate the power factor. A full-bridge, full-bridge boost converter with nominal power of 1.8 kW was also implemented, responsible for tracking the maximum power point of the photovoltaic modules. The results obtained allowed the evaluation of the performance of the controllers and the observation of the conservation by the inverter of the power factor of the network close to the unit for situations with marked variations of the load and the solar irradiation, as well as for the cases with the presence of loads in the system. Thus, the voltage profile delivered to the load is approximately sinusoidal, with low harmonic distortion. / 2016/03734-3

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:55:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ChristianCA_TESE_1-77.pdf: 2508410 bytes, checksum: e0b647bf37424cb7dc8eeedc2d13d922 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-11-04 / Conventional control strategies used in shunt active power filters (SAPF) employs real-time instantaneous harmonic detection schemes which is usually implements with digital filters. This increase the number of current sensors on the filter structure which results in high costs. Furthermore, these detection schemes introduce time delays which can deteriorate the harmonic compensation performance. Differently from the conventional control schemes, this paper proposes a non-standard control strategy which indirectly regulates the phase currents of the power mains. The reference currents of system are generated by the dc-link voltage controller and is based on the active power balance of SAPF system. The reference currents are aligned to the phase angle of the power mains voltage vector which is obtained by using a dq phase locked loop (PLL) system. The current control strategy is implemented by an adaptive pole placement control strategy integrated to a variable structure control scheme (VS-APPC). In the VS-APPC, the internal model principle (IMP) of reference currents is used for achieving the zero steady state tracking error of the power system currents. This forces the phase current of the system mains to be sinusoidal with low harmonics content. Moreover, the current controllers are implemented on the stationary reference frame to avoid transformations to the mains voltage vector reference coordinates. This proposed current control strategy enhance the performance of SAPF with fast transient response and robustness to parametric uncertainties. Experimental results are showing for determining the effectiveness of SAPF proposed control system / As estrat?gias de controle convencionais de filtros ativos de pot?ncia paralelos (SAPF - Shunt Active Power Filters) empregam esquemas de detec??o de harm?nicos em tempo real, usualmente implementados com filtros digitais. Isso pode resultar em altos custos devido o aumento no n?mero de sensores na estrutura do filtro. Al?m disso, esses esquemas de detec??o introduzem atrasos que podem deteriorar o desempenho da compensa??o de harm?nicos. Diferentemente dos esquemas de controle convencionais, este trabalho prop?e uma nova estrat?gia de controle que regula indiretamente as correntes de fase da rede el?trica. As correntes de refer?ncia do sistema s?o geradas pelo controle de tens?o do barramento CC e s?o baseadas no balan?o de pot?ncia ativa do sistema SAPF. As correntes de refer?ncia s?o alinhadas com o ?ngulo de fase do vetor tens?o da rede, que ? obtido usando um PLL (Phase Locked Loop). O controle de corrente ? implementado por uma estrat?gia de controle adaptativo por aloca??o de p?los, integrada com um esquema de controle com estrutura vari?vel (VS-APPC: Variable Structure - Adaptive Pole Placement Control). No VS-APPC, o princ?pio do modelo interno (IMP - Internal Model Principle) de refer?ncia ? usado para eliminar o erro em regime permanente das correntes de fase do sistema. Isso for?a as correntes de fase do sistema a serem senoidais e com baixo teor de harm?nicos. Al?m disso, os controladores de corrente s?o implementados no referencial estacion?rio para evitar transforma??es nas coordenadas de refer?ncia do vetor tens?o da rede. Esta estrat?gia de controle de corrente melhora a performance do SAPF com uma resposta transit?ria r?pida e robusto a incertezas param?tricas. Resultados experimentais s?o apresentados para demonstrar a efic?cia do sistema de controle proposto para o SAPF

Reactive power is critical to reliable operation of the modern AC power system. There is a plethora of motor-loads, transformers, and power-electronic loads connected to the power grid, which consume reactive power for normal operation. Transmission lines also consume reactive power when they are loaded above their surge impedance loading (SIL). Reactive power can exact opportunity cost due to reduced capacity of the lines to carry real power, which in turn lowers revenue. Most transmission owners (TOs) levy large penalties against load serving entities (LSEs), industrial facilities, and other end-use customers, who consume more than their allotted amount, as measured by their power factor. These penalties are to incentivize their customers to meet their reactive power needs locally as well as to recuperate the TOs' financial losses. Harmonic pollution is another factor that prevents the optimal operation of the grid and the connected loads. Harmonics are attributable to proliferation of the diode-rectifier- or thyristor-rectifier-interfaced loads such as variable speed ac drives and power supplies in server farms, electric arc furnaces, and other non-linear loads, which are widely employed by the industrial sector. With wider adoption of harmonic-rich loads by the consumer sector as well, such as HDTVs and compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), greater level of triplen harmonics associated with single-phase loads are also increasingly seen on the distribution grid. The increasing penetration of renewable resources and electrification of light-duty vehicles are expected to further aggravate the stresses and congestion on the utility grid. Reactive power compensation is necessary for supporting the AC grid and maintaining a healthy voltage stability margin. Compensation can also enhance the utilization of system capacity, lower system losses, provide fault ride-through, and enable a quick fault recovery. Existing VAR and harmonic compensation technologies are either too expensive or inadequate to meet the dynamic needs of the modern and the future power system. This dissertation presents a novel class of Dynamic VAR and Harmonic Compensators (DVHCs) for supplying or absorbing reactive power and providing harmonic filtering, where the compensation is in shunt with the line and the load. The underlying concept is based on augmenting a static or passive component like a capacitor or an inductor with a direct AC converter and imbuing the passive component with dynamic properties. The direct AC converter can be configured as a buck, a boost, or a buck-boost. A `fail-normal' switch is an integral part of the DVHCs that bypasses the converter when it fails, preserving the original functionality and the reliability of the passive component. The DVHCs are modular and scalable such that they can be employed in applications ranging from residential and industrial with voltages less than 480 V, to power distribution level with voltages as high as 35 kV. The Dynamic Inductor (D-IND) and the Dynamic Capacitor (D-CAP) are subclasses of the DVHCs. As the applications for supplying leading VARs are more prevalent, the primary focus of this work is on the buck, the boost, and the buck-boost configurations of the D-CAP. To understand the characteristics and operation of the DVHCs, this work has developed time-domain models for analyzing the transient and dynamic behavior; frequency-domain models for understanding the harmonic interactions and the steady-state relationships between switch duty and current harmonics; and small-signal models for studying the dynamics of the converter due to various perturbations. The small-signal models also enable extraction of transfer functions in designing controllers and assessing stability margins. Control architectures and techniques are presented for effectively controlling the D-CAP when commutating the semiconductor devices with both high and low switching frequencies. In modularly scaling the DVHCs to higher voltages, three medium-voltage topologies are discussed. They are based on series-connecting fractionally-rated devices, AC flying capacitors, and series cascading multiple two-level cells. These implementations allow direct connect to the medium-voltage grid, thereby obviating the use of transformers, and subsequently reducing the losses, cost, complexity, and footprint. A novel AC snubber concept is proposed to provide safe commutation of the AC switches, fault tolerance by managing the energy trapped in parasitics and filters, and to enable dynamic and static voltage sharing when integrated around the series-connected devices. Design equations for selecting and rating the devices and components in the buck, the boost, and the buck-boost configurations of the D-CAP are presented. Three sets of example designs, with one at low-voltage and two at medium-voltage, are discussed to demonstrate the typical size and ratings of the various components under realistic operating conditions. Measurements and the related discussions of a 40 kVA buck D-CAP prototype built to validate the effectiveness of the proposed concepts are presented.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Este trabalho apresenta contribuições para algoritmos de controle utilizados em filtros ativos e híbridos conectados em redes elétricas trifásicas a 3 ou a 4 fios. Em relação aos algoritmos de controle para filtros ativos, a contribuição consiste em estender o conceito da filtragem harmônica seletiva para compensação de correntes harmônicas e desequilibradas em uma rede trifásica a 4 fios. Esses algoritmos derivam dos conceitos utilizados na teoria da potência instantânea (teoria pq), em conjunto com um circuito de sincronismo PLL. É importante ressaltar que estes algoritmos não utilizam as correntes consumidas pelas cargas, ou seja, apenas as tensões no ponto da rede onde o filtro está conectado são utilizadas para determinação das correntes harmônicas de referência. Apenas as correntes na saída do conversor são utilizadas como realimentação do controle PWM. Estes algoritmos também foram utilizados no filtro híbrido para compensação de correntes harmônicas em uma rede trifásica a 3 fios. Por fim foi feito uma alteração nesses algoritmos de controle que permite eliminar as correntes utilizadas na realimentação do controle PWM. Resultados de simulação são apresentados com objetivo de observar o comportamento desses algoritmos tanto no filtro ativo quanto no híbrido nas condições mencionadas. / This work presents some contributions involving control algorithms for active and hybrid filters connected in 3 or 4-wire three-phase electrical grids. In relation to the control algorithms for active filters, the contribution results from the extension involving the concepts of selective harmonic filtering to compensate unbalanced and harmonic currents in a 4-wire three-phase electrical grid. These algorithms derive from the instantaneous power theory (pq theory) together with a synchronizing PLL-circuit. It is important to mention that these algorithm do not use the currents consumed by the loads, i.e, only the voltages at the point common coupling (PCC) are used to determine the reference harmonic currents. Only the output converter currents were used as a feedback to the PWM control. These algorithms were also employed in a hybrid filter to compensate harmonic currents in a 3-wire three-phase electrical grid. Finally, some improvements on these control algorithms were done, such that the output converter currents used as a feedback of the PWM control were eliminated. Simulations results were provided in order to analyze the behavior of the active and hybrid filters in the aforementioned conditions.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Este trabalho apresenta contribuições para algoritmos de controle utilizados em filtros ativos e híbridos conectados em redes elétricas trifásicas a 3 ou a 4 fios. Em relação aos algoritmos de controle para filtros ativos, a contribuição consiste em estender o conceito da filtragem harmônica seletiva para compensação de correntes harmônicas e desequilibradas em uma rede trifásica a 4 fios. Esses algoritmos derivam dos conceitos utilizados na teoria da potência instantânea (teoria pq), em conjunto com um circuito de sincronismo PLL. É importante ressaltar que estes algoritmos não utilizam as correntes consumidas pelas cargas, ou seja, apenas as tensões no ponto da rede onde o filtro está conectado são utilizadas para determinação das correntes harmônicas de referência. Apenas as correntes na saída do conversor são utilizadas como realimentação do controle PWM. Estes algoritmos também foram utilizados no filtro híbrido para compensação de correntes harmônicas em uma rede trifásica a 3 fios. Por fim foi feito uma alteração nesses algoritmos de controle que permite eliminar as correntes utilizadas na realimentação do controle PWM. Resultados de simulação são apresentados com objetivo de observar o comportamento desses algoritmos tanto no filtro ativo quanto no híbrido nas condições mencionadas. / This work presents some contributions involving control algorithms for active and hybrid filters connected in 3 or 4-wire three-phase electrical grids. In relation to the control algorithms for active filters, the contribution results from the extension involving the concepts of selective harmonic filtering to compensate unbalanced and harmonic currents in a 4-wire three-phase electrical grid. These algorithms derive from the instantaneous power theory (pq theory) together with a synchronizing PLL-circuit. It is important to mention that these algorithm do not use the currents consumed by the loads, i.e, only the voltages at the point common coupling (PCC) are used to determine the reference harmonic currents. Only the output converter currents were used as a feedback to the PWM control. These algorithms were also employed in a hybrid filter to compensate harmonic currents in a 3-wire three-phase electrical grid. Finally, some improvements on these control algorithms were done, such that the output converter currents used as a feedback of the PWM control were eliminated. Simulations results were provided in order to analyze the behavior of the active and hybrid filters in the aforementioned conditions.