Comparison of Current Control Strategies of Shunt Active Power Filter 

Abstract:

Nowadays the number of non linear loads in power systems is increasing dramatically. These non linear loads inject harmonic currents and voltage which makes the supply currents non-sinusoidal. These harmonics are eliminated via an active power filter. The reference currents are generated by shunt active filter which is provided to compensate harmonic currents demanded by the load. Different current control strategies are implemented to improve the performance of shunt active power filter. These techniques are useful in making the supply currents sinusoidal. The performance of the current control techniques are different from each other. The %THD can be reduced with the aid of shunt active power filter. In this paper, different current control schemes are analyzed and their outputs are compared to determine the effectiveness. The most effective current controller generates less %THD. The power quality of the system is improved with the reduction of %THD. The different current controllers which are compared in this paper are GA controller and PI-VPI controller.Under analysis, the PI-VPI controller is found to be effective.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 573)
• Pages: 59-65
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.573.59
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: B.S. Nalina*, V.J. Vijayalakshmi
• Keywords: Active Power Filter (APF), GA Controller, Harmonic Current Compensation, Phase Locked Loop, PI-VPI Controllers, Power Quality, Reactive Power Compensation, Resonant Controllers, Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)

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