Instrumentation for Verification of Shunt Active Power Filter Algorithms
Jan Baros1, Petr Bilik1, Rene Jaros1
1Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 15, 708 33 Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|October 28, 2023
Summary
This study introduces a system for testing shunt active power filter (APF) control methods. The experimental platform achieved an average 22% reduction in total harmonic distortion, aiding objective method comparison.
Area of Science:
- Electrical Engineering
- Power Electronics
- Control Systems
Background:
- Shunt active power filters (APFs) are crucial for mitigating power quality issues.
- Objective comparison of APF control methods is challenging due to varying experimental setups.
- Existing verification systems lack comprehensive tools for direct control method evaluation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a versatile experimental platform for testing shunt active power filter control strategies.
- To enable objective, quantitative comparison of different APF control algorithms.
- To demonstrate the platform's efficacy in verifying control method performance.
Main Methods:
- Implementation of a hardware-based experimental platform featuring a controlled current injection source.
- Utilization of virtual instrumentation and control software for system management.
- Verification using least mean squares (LMS) and recursive least squares (RLS) algorithms.
Main Results:
- Successful verification of the experimental platform's functionality.
- Achieved an average relative suppression of total harmonic distortion (THD) by 22%.
- Demonstrated the platform's capability to objectively compare control methods.
Conclusions:
- The developed experimental system provides a valuable tool for APF control method research.
- The platform's design facilitates objective performance evaluation and comparison.
- Future work includes integrating a cRIO RTOS for reduced latency in reference current generation.
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