Three-phase Active Power Filter Based on The Four States Commutation Cell DC-AC Converter. Design And Implementation

Daniel Flores Cortez; Boris Luis Corral Martinez; Ivo Barbi

doi:10.18618/REP.2014.3.312320

Authors

Daniel Flores Cortez Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC, Power Electronics Institute - INEP
Boris Luis Corral Martinez CIPEL, Polytechnic Institute "José Antonio Echeverría" - La Habana - Cuba
Ivo Barbi Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC, Power Electronics Institute - INEP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18618/REP.2014.3.312320

Keywords:

Active power filtering, Coupled inductors, four states commutation cell

Abstract

This work approaches the subject of Active Power Filtering for the cases where the current stress of the semiconductor devices is a point of major concern. Instead of the classic parallelism of inverters, a topology with coupled inductors is proposed to address this problem. In addition, this topology provides advantages from the point of view of the output current ripple, providing more flexibility on the design of the filter inductors. A more simple and cost-effective control strategy based on the sensing of the AC source currents is implemented using the Park transformation. Simulation and practical experiments are presented in order to prove the correct behavior of the system. The experimental set-up consists on a nonlinear load rated for 8 kVA connected to a 380 V (line-to-line) AC grid, trough an isolation transformer. A Four States Commutation Cell, DC-AC Converter is connected as a shunt Active Power Filter with a DC link voltage of 600 V. The control algorithm is programmed on a DSP board TMS320F28335 from Texas Instruments.

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Author Biographies

Daniel Flores Cortez, Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC, Power Electronics Institute - INEP

was born in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 1985. He received the B.S. degree in 2009 from the Catholic University of Pelotas-UCPeI, Pelotas (RS), Brazil, and the M.S. degree in 2012 from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis (SC), Brazil, both in electrical engineering. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering at the Power Electronics Institute of Federal University of Santa Catarina. His interests include dc/dc bidirectional converters, inverters, and power factor correction techniques.

Boris Luis Corral Martinez, CIPEL, Polytechnic Institute "José Antonio Echeverría" - La Habana - Cuba

received the B.S. degree in 2002 and the M.S. degree in 2012 from the Polytechnic Institute José Antonio Echeverría" CUJAE, Havana, Cuba, both in electrical engineering. He received the PH. D degree in electrical engineering in 2008 from the Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China. His interest is Multilevel Converters for drives and Power Quality applications.

Ivo Barbi, Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC, Power Electronics Institute - INEP

(M'78-SM'90-F'11) was bom in Gaspar, Santa Catarina, Brazil, in 1949. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil, in 1973 and 1976, respectively, and the Dr. Ing. degree from the Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, Toulouse, France, in 1979. He founded the Brazilian Power Electronics Society and the Power Electronics Institute, Federal University of Santa Catarina, where he is currently Professor.

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