A New Strategy for Simultaneous Compensation of Instantaneous Reactive Power and Harmonics of Non-Linear Loads (RESEARCH NOTE)

This paper presents a new control method for simultaneous compensation of instantaneous reactive power and current harmonics by parallel active filters (PAFs). Reference compensating currents of PAF are calculated using the subtraction of instantaneous power from its average value. In this way, it is possible omitting high/low pass filter(s) from the control circuit of PAF, which usually results in phase shift and magnitude change of alternating components of instantaneous power. It is possible regulating the DC side voltage of PAF using a closed loop control circuit, easily. The presented method is compared with the classical p-q theory method through simulation results. A simple model for controlling the switches of power electronic converters is offered that is usable in PSCAD/EMTDC simulation package. Experimental results verify the validity of presented control strategy in generating of reference compensation currents.