Single-phase Active Power Filters With Reduced Number Of Power Switches And Optimum Voltage Control Angle

Welflen R. N. Santos; Edison R. C. da Silva; Cursino B. Jacobina; Eisenhawer de M. Fernandes; Alexandre C. Oliveira; Rafael R. Matias; Dalton F. G. Filho; Otacilio M. Almeida; Patryckson M. Santos

doi:10.18618/REP.2013.4.12151223

Authors

Welflen R. N. Santos Federal University of Piauí
Edison R. C. da Silva Federal University of Campina Grande
Cursino B. Jacobina Federal University of Campina Grande
Eisenhawer de M. Fernandes Federal University of Campina Grande
Alexandre C. Oliveira Federal University of Campina Grande
Rafael R. Matias Federal University of Piau´ı
Dalton F. G. Filho CHESF
Otacilio M. Almeida Federal University of Piau´ı
Patryckson M. Santos Federal University of Maranhão

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18618/REP.2013.4.12151223

Keywords:

active power filter, optimum voltage angle, reduced number of components, two-leg converter

Abstract

This paper proposes some topologies of universal active power filter for single-phase applications with reduced number of components. Some configurations are proposed: two with both series and parallel converters connected in half-bridge, sharing the same d.c.-bus mid-point connection; and the others with the series and parallel converters sharing one leg. It will be demonstrated the existence of a coupling law between the two converters (Se and Sh) related to the voltage capabilities. All configurations compensate current and voltage harmonic and provide power factor control close to unit. Comparisons between the structures are made and the steady-state analysis are also presented to demonstrate that it is possible to obtain an optimum voltage angle in order to reduced the amplitudes of the converters’ currents and, consequently, the total losses of the systems. Simulated and experimental results validate the theoretical considerations.

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Author Biographies

Welflen R. N. Santos, Federal University of Piauí

was born in São Luís, Brazil, in 1979. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica do Maranhão, São Luís, Brazil, in 2004, M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Brazil, in 2006, and 2010, respectively. Since July 2010, he has been with the Coordination of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, where he is now Professor of Electrical Engineering Course. His research interests include power electronics, power systems, control systems, industrial automation and electrical drives.

Edison R. C. da Silva, Federal University of Campina Grande

was born in Pelotas, Brazil, in 1942. He received the B.C.E.E. degree from the Polytechnic School of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, in 1965, the M.S.E.E. degree from the University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1968, and the Dr. Eng. degree from the University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France, in 1972. From 1967 to March 2002, he was with the Electrical Engineering Department, Federal University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brazil. Since April 2002, he has been with the Electrical Engineering Department, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, where he is a Professor of electrical engineering and the Director of the Research Laboratory on Industrial Electronics and Machine Drives. In 1990, he was a Visiting Professor at the Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute and Graduate School of Research and Engineering (COPPE), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. From 1990 to 1991, he was a Visiting Professor with Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dr. da Silva is Fellow member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) since 2003. His current research work is in the area of power electronics and motor drives. Dr. da Silva was the General Chairman of the 1984 Joint Brazilian and Latin-American Conference on Automatic Control, sponsored by the Brazilian Automatic Control Society, and was the General Chairman of the IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference (PESC) in 2005.

Cursino B. Jacobina, Federal University of Campina Grande

was born in Correntes, Brazil, in 1955. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brazil, in 1978, and the Diplome d’Etudes Approfondies and the Ph.D. degrees from the Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, Toulouse, France, 1980 and 1983, respectively. From 1978 to March 2002, he was with the Electrical Engineering Department, Federal University of Paraíba. Since April 2002, he has been with the Electrical Engineering Department, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, where he is currently a Professor of electrical engineering. Dr. Jacobina is Fellow member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) since 2013. His research interests include electrical drives, power electronics, and energy systems.

Eisenhawer de M. Fernandes, Federal University of Campina Grande

was born in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil, in 1981. He received the B.S., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), Campina Grande, Brazil, in 2004, 2006 and 2011, respectively. From September 2006 to April 2008, he was with the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Federal University of Vale do Sao Francisco (Univasf). Since May 2008, he is with the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), Campina Grande, Brazil. In 2013, he was Visiting Professor at the Wempec research group of the University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, U.S.A., working on project of self-sensing control of permanent-magnet synchronous motors (PMSM). Dr. Fernandes is member of SOBRAEP and SBA societies since 2012. His research interests include electrical drives, power electronics and control systems.

Alexandre C. Oliveira, Federal University of Campina Grande

was born in Fortaleza, Brazil, in 1970. He received the B.S., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brazil, in 1993, 1995, and 2003, respectively. From 1996 to 2004, he has been a faculty member with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica of Maranhão, Brazil. Since November 2004, he has been with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, where he is currently an Associate Professor of electrical engineering. His research interests include electrical drives, power electronics, and control systems.

Rafael R. Matias, Federal University of Piau´ı

was born in Campina Grande, Brazil, in 1982. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Federal University of Paraíba, in 2005, M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Campina Grande in 2007 and 2012, respectively. Since January 2010, he has been with the Coordination of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, where he is now Professor of Electrical Engineering Course. His research interests include industrial electronics and electrical drives.

Dalton F. G. Filho, CHESF

was born in Corrente, Piauí, Brazil, in 1980. He received the B.S. and M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil, in 2007, and 2012, respectively. The B.S. was in cooperation with the National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble - INPG/France. Since 2008 he works in Sao Francisco’s Hydroelectric Company - CHESF, Recife, Brazil with planning and designing of systems for power transmission in high and extra high voltage. His research interests include power electronics, transmission systems and FACTS.

Otacilio M. Almeida, Federal University of Piau´ı

received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil in 1987, the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil in 1998, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil in 2005. He has been a professor with the Federal University of Ceara since 1991. His research areas are electric machinery, electrical machine drives, advanced control techniques for electromechanical systems, and nonlinear systems.

Patryckson M. Santos, Federal University of Maranhão

was born in São Luís, Brazil, in 1981. He received the B.S. degree in industrial electrical engineering from Federal Center of Technological Education of Maranhao, São Luís, Brazil, in 2004, and M.Sc. degree from Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande, Brazil, in 2006. From 2006 to 2007, he was with the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Federal University of Vale do Sao Francisco (Univasf). Since 2007, he was been with the Electrical Engineering Department, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, where he is currently a Professor of electrical engineering. His research interest include electrical and machines drives, power electronics, energy systems, industrial automation and intelligent systems.

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