A fast and robust reference current generation algorithm for three-phase shunt active power filter

A Novel Reference Current Calculation Method for Shunt Active Power Filters using a Recursive Algebraic Approach

This paper presents a novel method to calculate the reference source current and the referencecompensating current for shunt active power filters (SAPFs). This method first calculates theamplitude and phase of the fundamental load current from a recursive algebraic approach blockbefore calculating the displacement power factor. Next, the amplitude of the reference mains currentis computed with ...

PV Based Three-Level NPC Shunt Active Power Filter with Extended Reference Current Generation Method

This paper proposes an extended reference current calculation method for the PV based three-level neutral point clamped (NPC) shunt active power filter (SAPF). Shunt active power filter demands a source of energy for compensating the current based distortions, which utilizes the photovoltaic array with DC-DC boost converter as a source of DC power. The shunt connected inverter controls the DC l...

A Simple Control Algorithm for Three-Phase Shunt Active Power Filter for Reactive Power and Current Harmonic Compensation

Power quality issues are becoming a major concern of today's power system engineers. Shunt active power filter (SAPF) is one of the effective means for harmonic current compensation in electrical power system. The performance and dynamic characteristics of a three-phase SAPF with a simple control algorithm is presented and analyzed in this paper. This algorithm operates at fixed switching frequ...

Compensation Strategies for Shunt Active Power Filter in Single- and Three-Phase Systems: Different Formulation, Comparison and Evaluation

Modelling of Three-phase Shunt Hybrid Active Power Filter

The three-phase Shunt hybrid APF topology for harmonic mitigation in low and medium voltage power distribution systems consists of a VSI based three phase shunt active filter (SAF) and tuned passive filters (TPF) connected in parallel with the load. This chapter discusses the modelling of shunt active filter and design of filter interfacing inductor, DC bus capacitor, tuned passive filters. It ...