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Universal Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Vol. 6(4), pp. 259 - 264
DOI: 10.13189/ujeee.2019.060407
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THD Reduction Using Shunt Active Power Filter: A Real Case Study
Lina Alhmoud *
Electrical Power Engineering, Yarmouk University, Irbid 21163, Jordan
ABSTRACT
Harmonic pollution in the industrial field causes extra heat dissipation and increased rms (root mean square) values of both voltage and current waveforms, which hence increase losses, decrease the overall efficiency, and increase the energy cost in power plants. Moreover, harmonic pollution results in a decline in industrial investment. A solution to mitigate harmonic pollution is proposed using an active power filter by identifying both the phase current and the voltage and then providing a compensation current the same in magnitude and negative in direction to the distorted current. In this paper, a three-phase active power filter for current harmonic compensation in power distribution lines is adopted. Practical measurements performed on the United Iron and Steel Manufacturing Company bus bar for different factory and Jordanian national power system grid loads demonstrate the validity of the proposed approach using a shunt active power filter (SAPF). Using p-q theory, the results show that the proposed SAPF is convenient for suppressing harmonic current. Hence, the overall power quality of the grid is improved, and the reliability is enhanced. Finally, this work is implemented using simulink/Matlab.
KEYWORDS
Energy Consumption, Power Harmonic Filters, Power Quality
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Lina Alhmoud , "THD Reduction Using Shunt Active Power Filter: A Real Case Study," Universal Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 259 - 264, 2019. DOI: 10.13189/ujeee.2019.060407.
(b). APA Format:
Lina Alhmoud (2019). THD Reduction Using Shunt Active Power Filter: A Real Case Study. Universal Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 6(4), 259 - 264. DOI: 10.13189/ujeee.2019.060407.