Low Budget Experimental Setup for Harmonic Detection and Correction

Abstract:

Adherance of power quality standards is crucial for electricity network operation and bothindustrial and private customers. However, the transition to electricity supply based on renewable, de-centralized plants which feed in using inverters is accompanied by challenges regarding compliancewith power quality standards. Accordingly, detection and automated processing of relevant variablesof power quality is of increased importance. Digital signal processing offers various approaches of sig-nal evaluation each having individual advantages and disadvantages regarding different power qualityvariables. As a result of incresing decentralized feed in of regenerative plats using inverters, the si-nusoidal fundamental of the power system is distorted and harmonics occur. For elimination of thoseunwanted signal components, a variety of methods is available. Supple- menting current research ac-tivites a laboratory model of an active filter using low budget prototyping hardware is developed andevaluated. Therefore, an experimental circuit containing a band pass filter for signal adjustment aswell as a PWM with amplification circuit for signal correction have been elaborated. Necessary cal-culations are performed by a standard Atmel microprocessor as used by Arduino Uno, including an8-bit analog to digital converter (ADC).

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 871)
• Pages: 3-10
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.871.3
• Online since: October 2017
• Authors: Ralf Böhm*, Martin Paulsburg, Tim Hamann, Jörg Franke
• Keywords: Active Filters, Harmonic Compensation, Open Source Hardware, Power Quality, Power System Hamonics

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