In a microgrid (MG), it is possible to have some sensitive loads that require high voltage quality. In this paper, a new technique is proposed for selective compensation of main voltage harmonics in islanded MGs. The proposed technique is capable of adjusting the compensation percentage in proportion with the existing disturbance in the sensitive load bus (SLB) and sharing the compensation work...

The photovoltaic (PV) system exhibits a nonlinear current-voltage (I-V) characteristic that its maximum power point (MPP) varies with solar insolation and temperature. In this paper, a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) method using fuzzy logic control (FLC) is presented. This method is based on the concept of perturbation and observation (P & O) algorithm to track the MPP. The two stage grid ...

Reactive power compensation in a power distribution network plays a vital role in improving voltage and power system stability. Flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) devices like Static Var Compensators (SVCs) are used to control reactive power generation or absorption in long transmission line. However, these SVCs will introduce harmonic current in to the system due to the operation of thyri...

Power Quality (PQ) parameters such as voltage RMS value, Total Harmonic Distortion (THD), and Power Factor (PF) are main topics to be considered in the connection of sensitive loads to the grid. In this paper, a Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UPQC) based on an Indirect Matrix Converter (IMC) is proposed to address some PQ issues as mitigation of voltage harmonics and compensation of sags an...

With the rapid developments and use of non linear loads, the controlling over the harmonic current to get and maintain power quality is becoming more important. Active power filters has been used to compensate the harmonic pollution in our power system. This paper presents a efficient model to compensate the current harmonics using the inverter based Shunt Active Power Filter, Passive Power Fil...

This paper presents a novel fuzzy control scheme applied to shunt active power filters for harmonic and reactive power compensation. A TSK type fuzzy logic controller is proposed for APF reference current generation. To control the maximum switching frequency of the converter within limit a novel fuzzy hysteresis band current controller is used. The band height, based on fuzzy control principle...

Abstract: Active Power Filter (APF) is capable of changing the size and frequency of harmonics as well as changes in reactive power compensation. It is important to control the stability of the DC-link capacitor voltage stability for it. For DC voltage controls of APF, there are two important achievements. First, it is indicated that the control of DC voltage directly affects the compensation p...

In this paper a new control algorithm for a Series Hybrid Active Power Filter (SHAPF) is proposed. With the proposed control algorithm, the series active power filter simultaneously compensates for source voltage unbalance and source current harmonics generated by non-linear loads. The proposed control algorithm is based on the generalised instantaneous power theory where the instantaneous inac...