A New Approach to Single Phase AC Microgrid System Using UPQC Device
Abstract
A single phase AC microgrid system with
Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UPQC) and renewable
energy source (solar) is combined with minimum number of
buses which are interconnected in our system. The UPQC
controller is designed to calculate the compensation current,
voltage and power. The Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
converter is used to given triggering pulse to Voltage Source
Inverter (VSI).
The custom power device is used to compensate the power
flow and increase voltage stability and suppress harmonics.
After calculating the instantaneous real and imaginary power,
the compensating reference current and voltage are calculated.
Voltage stability occurs due to large electrical distance
between source and load. The application of reactive power
compensation or load shedding may prevent this type of
voltage stability. The harmonics are generated by non linear
load. These harmonics are eliminated by using UPQC device.
The single phase AC microgrid system is also used to control
the UPQC device, to maintain the power flow and improve
Power Quality. The prototype implement in hardware.
Keywords Microgrid System, Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UPQC), Power Quality.
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