Flashover of polluted insulators in contaminated areas is one of the most important factors influencing the operation of transmission and distribution lines and finally line outages. Therefore, it is essential to prevent and detect flashover in the insulators. Hence, utilizing the insulator status monitoring systems and predicting their functions have absorbed a lot of attention over the recent...

This paper discuses the application of the revised IEEE-519 Harmonics standards to typical industrial facilities employing adjustable speed drives (ASDs). The harmonic generation characteristics of ASDs are described. Requirements for control of the harmonic currents are developed as a function of the ASD characteristics, overall plant loading level, power system characteristics, and power fact...

This paper presents the analysis for different control techniques in Z-source inverters. The voltage gain versus modulation index from simulation result is compared with the mathematical calculated voltage gain. Further detailed analysis of %THD, %harmonics of output voltage at different modulation indexes for different boosting techniques of a Z-source inverter are also performed with respect ...

The optimization of both dc link voltages and switching angles of fundamental switching strategy for the output waveform of a multilevel cascade inverter is investigated in this study. Previous work in the area of fundamental switching for multilevel inverters is highlighted by the pulse width optimization technique, where the switching angle at each voltage level is optimized, so that the resu...

Multilevel inverters have an attracted a great deal of attenuation in medium voltage and high power application. Due to their lower switching losses, EMI, high efficiency. Among the several multilevel inverters topology it is more attractive due to the simplicity of control. This paper proposes to CHMLI output voltage level is increase to reduced total harmonic Distortion. Hence the paper mainl...

This paper presents the application of differential evolution algorithm to obtain optimal switching angles for a single-phase seven-level to improve AC voltage quality. The proposed inverter in this article is composed of two H-bridge cells with non-equal DC voltage sources in order to generate multiple voltage levels. Selective harmonic elimination pulse width modulation (SHPWM) strategy is us...

An optimized space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM) method with common mode voltage elimination and neutral point potential balancing is proposed for an open-end winding induction motor. The motor is fed from both of the ends with two neutral point clamped (NPC) three-level inverters. In order to eliminate the common mode voltage of the motor ends and balance the neutral point potential of...

Mains impedance is a critical parameter to consider when diagnosing load generated power quality problems. High impedance can contribute to voltage sags, low voltage conditions, high frequency noise, transient impulses, and harmonic voltages. These problems can be created by the critical load, or by other loads powered from the same electrical source. This paper presents the concept of mains im...

The pulse width modulated power inverters have been increasingly using to convert DC power to AC power in small wind plants. When these inverters are used for power conversion, the integrated output voltage waveform is inevitably distorted. Although increasing the switching frequency is one choice to achieve the smoother output voltage, it adds extra harmonics to the output. There are various t...