Mitigation of Power Quality Issues Due to High Penetration of Renewable Energy Sources in Electric Grid Systems Using Three-Phase APF/STATCOM Technologies: A Review

This study summarizes an analytical review on the comparison of three-phase static compensator (STATCOM) and active power filter (APF) inverter topologies and their control schemes using industrial standards and advanced high-power configurations. Transformerless and reduced switch count topologies...

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Published inEnergies (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 6; p. 1491
Main Authors Tareen, Wajahat, Aamir, Muhammad, Mekhilef, Saad, Nakaoka, Mutsuo, Seyedmahmoudian, Mehdi, Horan, Ben, Memon, Mudasir, Baig, Nauman
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.06.2018
Subjects
active power filter
Alternative energy sources
control strategies
Electric filters
Electric power grids
Electricity distribution
Energy sources
FACTS devices
Filters
grid-connected converter
International conferences
Mitigation
Power converters
Power semiconductor devices
Pulse duration
Pulse duration modulation
Quality control
Reliability engineering
Renewable energy sources
Renewable resources
SPWM
static compensator
Structural reliability
SVM
System effectiveness
Topology
Wind farms
Wind power
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Summary:This study summarizes an analytical review on the comparison of three-phase static compensator (STATCOM) and active power filter (APF) inverter topologies and their control schemes using industrial standards and advanced high-power configurations. Transformerless and reduced switch count topologies are the leading technologies in power electronics that aim to reduce system cost and offer the additional benefits of small volumetric size, lightweight and compact structure, and high reliability. A detailed comparison of the topologies, control strategies and implementation structures of grid-connected high-power converters is presented. However, reducing the number of power semiconductor devices, sensors, and control circuits requires complex control strategies. This study focuses on different topological devices, namely, passive filters, shunt and hybrid filters, and STATCOMs, which are typically used for power quality improvement. Additionally, appropriate control schemes, such as sinusoidal pulse width modulation (SPWM) and space vector PWM techniques, are selected. According to recent developments in shunt APF/STATCOM inverters, simulation and experimental results prove the effectiveness of APF/STATCOM systems for harmonic mitigation based on the defined limit in IEEE-519.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en11061491