Performance improvement of simplified synchronous generators using an active power filter

Active power filters (APF) are used to improve power quality and are commonly connected in parallel with the load at the point of common coupling (PCC). They are used to compensate for harmonics from nonlinear loads, for reactive power compensation and/or balancing mains currents. This paper will in...

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Main Authors: Abu-Jalala, Al-Hussein, Cox, Tom, Gerada, C., Rashed, Mohamed
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50001/
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author Abu-Jalala, Al-Hussein
Cox, Tom
Gerada, C.
Rashed, Mohamed
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Cox, Tom
Gerada, C.
Rashed, Mohamed
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description Active power filters (APF) are used to improve power quality and are commonly connected in parallel with the load at the point of common coupling (PCC). They are used to compensate for harmonics from nonlinear loads, for reactive power compensation and/or balancing mains currents. This paper will investigate the effect of using an APF to improve the output power quality of a simplified synchronous generator (SSG) with distorted back-EMF. The work will further investigate the use of an APF in parallel to improve the transient response of synchronous generator without damper bars, in order to control the dynamic response from a sudden change in the connected load. Using an APF, simulation results show significant improvements in both generator output current quality and transient response to load step changes without damper bars.
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spelling nottingham-500012020-05-04T19:16:37Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50001/ Performance improvement of simplified synchronous generators using an active power filter Abu-Jalala, Al-Hussein Cox, Tom Gerada, C. Rashed, Mohamed Active power filters (APF) are used to improve power quality and are commonly connected in parallel with the load at the point of common coupling (PCC). They are used to compensate for harmonics from nonlinear loads, for reactive power compensation and/or balancing mains currents. This paper will investigate the effect of using an APF to improve the output power quality of a simplified synchronous generator (SSG) with distorted back-EMF. The work will further investigate the use of an APF in parallel to improve the transient response of synchronous generator without damper bars, in order to control the dynamic response from a sudden change in the connected load. Using an APF, simulation results show significant improvements in both generator output current quality and transient response to load step changes without damper bars. 2017-11-07 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Abu-Jalala, Al-Hussein, Cox, Tom, Gerada, C. and Rashed, Mohamed (2017) Performance improvement of simplified synchronous generators using an active power filter. In: Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) 2017, 1-5 Oct 2017, Cincinnati, OH, USA. Synchronous generator Damper bars Skewless generator Active power filter Four legs converter Finite element analysis http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8096019/
spellingShingle Synchronous generator
Damper bars
Skewless generator
Active power filter
Four legs converter
Finite element analysis
Abu-Jalala, Al-Hussein
Cox, Tom
Gerada, C.
Rashed, Mohamed
Performance improvement of simplified synchronous generators using an active power filter
title Performance improvement of simplified synchronous generators using an active power filter
title_full Performance improvement of simplified synchronous generators using an active power filter
title_fullStr Performance improvement of simplified synchronous generators using an active power filter
title_full_unstemmed Performance improvement of simplified synchronous generators using an active power filter
title_short Performance improvement of simplified synchronous generators using an active power filter
title_sort performance improvement of simplified synchronous generators using an active power filter
topic Synchronous generator
Damper bars
Skewless generator
Active power filter
Four legs converter
Finite element analysis
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50001/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50001/