Improved performance of multilevel inverter‐based distribution static synchronous compensator with induction furnace load. Issue 9 (1st November 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nijhawan, Parag; Bhatia, Ravinder Singh; Jain, Dinesh Kumar
• Is Part Of: IET power electronics. Volume 6:Issue 9(2013)
• Page Start: 1939
• Page End: 1947
• Publication Date: 2013-11-01
• Subjects: distribution networks -- electric furnaces -- harmonic distortion -- induction heating -- power supply quality -- PWM invertors -- static VAr compensators; multilevel inverter‐based distribution static synchronous compensator -- induction furnace load -- nonlinear loads -- power distribution network -- power quality levels -- harmonic distortion reduction -- power system network -- carrier phase shifted pulse‐width modulation multilevel inverter -- distribution static synchronous compensator -- carrier phase shifted PWM multilevel inverter based‐DSTATCOM -- Matlab‐Simulink -- load current; Power electronics -- Periodicals; 621.31705
• DOI: 10.1049/iet-pel.2013.0029
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1755-4535

Abstract

Abstract : Owing to the presence of large number of non‐linear loads in the power distribution network, power quality levels are deteriorating. One such load is an induction furnace. The problem with the induction furnace load is that it introduces appreciable amount of harmonic distortion in the power system network. The performances of other loads connected in the power system network are also affected because of the presence of induction furnace load. In this study, the performance of a carrier phase shifted pulse‐width modulation (PWM) multilevel inverter (five‐level)‐based distribution static synchronous compensator (DSTATCOM) is compared with that of a PWM inverter based‐DSTATCOM with induction furnace load. The simulation results based on MATLAB/SIMULINK are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of multilevel inverter based‐DSTATCOM for reducing harmonic distortion in the load current with induction furnace load in the distribution network.