Active power filter integrated with distribution transformer based on magnetic potential balance. Issue 2 (18th December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cui, Guiping; Luo, Longfu; Li, Yong; Liang, Chonggan; Zhang, Xiaofeng; Xu, Jiazhu; Liu, Yuxing; Wang, Tao; Kubis, Andreas
• Is Part Of: IET generation, transmission & distribution. Volume 13:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 238
• Page End: 247
• Publication Date: 2018-12-18
• Subjects: power harmonic filters -- nonlinear control systems -- power transformers -- transformer windings -- asymptotic stability -- power distribution control; active power filter -- distribution transformer -- magnetic potential balance -- DT‐APF -- harmonic reduction -- distribution systems -- secondary windings -- operating efficiency -- compensation principle -- mathematical model -- detection method -- nonlinear controller -- passivity‐based control -- PBC -- global asymptotic stability -- harmonic suppression -- MATLAB simulations; Electric power production -- Periodicals; Electric power transmission -- Periodicals; Electric power distribution -- Periodicals; 621.3105
• DOI: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2018.6267
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-8687

Abstract

Abstract : In this study, magnetic potential balance based active power filter integrated with distribution transformer (DT‐APF) is proposed for harmonic reduction in distribution systems. Instead of using a step‐down transformer for voltage matching, the active power filter is connected to the taps from the secondary windings of the distribution transformer. The filtering system's integration, operating efficiency as well as reliability are significantly enhanced. The topology of the proposed DT‐APF is introduced; the compensation principle, mathematical model as well as the corresponding detection method are described in detail. A non‐linear controller based on passivity‐based control (PBC) that ensures global asymptotic stability is proposed to obtain an excellent compensation performance. To verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the presented DT‐APF and PBC in harmonic suppression, results from MATLAB simulations and experiments of a down‐scaled prototype system at laboratory are demonstrated.