Power Quality Assessment For Non Linear
Power Quality Assessment For Non Linear
Power Quality Assessment For Non Linear
Manuscript No: JCEE/REV/2015/22, Received On: 03/03/2015, Accepted On : 06/03/2015, Published On: 13/03/2015
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Power Quality Assessment for Non-linear Load
Ronakkumar Nareshbhai Patel1*, Mayalakshmi Jayakumar Pillai2
1& 2
Department of Electrical Engineering, Ahmedabad Institute of Technology, Ahmedabad, India
ABSTRACT
Increase in use of power electronics in power system addressed power quality problems.
Converters are widely used in industrial area for different application. They are non-linear
devices and degrade power quality of system. In this paper, 12 – pulse ac – dc power supply is
taken as non-linear load example. Power supply, here discuss is use in low voltage, high dc
current application. High dc current is generated by connecting four M3 converters in parallel.
Phase-shifting transformer is also introduce for require phase displacement. Converter can
affect power quality in terms of inject harmonics and decrease power factor. It can be used as
dynamic load; therefore, it is necessary to evaluate active and reactive power for different
loading condition. This paper represents assessment of power quality for such system.
KEYWORDS
Power Quality, Harmonic Distortion, Twelve-Pulse Converter, Power Factor
PHASE-SHIFTING TRANSFORMER
Generally two types of phase shifting Fig. 2a Connection diagram Y/Z - 1
transformer are used, zigzag and extended transformer
delta. As
Shown in figure (1), extended delta winding
is used. There are two types of transformer
winding connection as:
Y/Z – 1 transformers
Y/Z – 2 transformers
Figure (2) shows, connection diagram of Fig. 2b Connection diagram Y/Z – 2
Y/Z – 1 and Y/Z – 2. Primary winding of transformer
No load
Primary Secondary Primary sec.
KVA KVA volts (V) Voltage
(V) Fig. 3. Double star rectifier with
interphase transformer
18.6
114.2 161 415
√3 POWER QUALITY ASSESSMENT
From figure (1), it can be seen that two M3 harmonics can distort power quality and
converters are parallel, but in parallel decrease power factor of the system.
some current will circulate from one to harmonic current and power factor for
given system.
another. This problem is eliminated by
parallel connection of two converters From figure (1), it is see that one
through interphase transformer as shown in transformer fed two M3 converters and
figure (3). The output dc voltage generated generate six pulse output voltages and
by this combination is similar to M3
converter; therefore, it is given by,
Id (kA) I1(A) I11 (A) I13 (A) I23 (A) I25 (A) Ih (A)
Table : 4 Calculation of active, apparent and reactive power for different load