Static reactive power compensator design, based on three-phase voltage converter

Ayala-Chauvin M. ; Kavrakov B.S. ; Buele J. ; Varela-Aldás J.

Resumen: At present, electrical network stability is of the utmost importance because of the increase in electric demand and the integration of distributed generation deriving from renewable energy. In this paper, we proposed a static reactive power compensator model with common direct current voltage sources. Converter parameters were calculated and designed to fulfill specifications. In order to ascertain the device response for different operating modes as reactive power consumer and generator, we developed the model’s power and control circuits in Matlab Simulink. Simulations were performed for different conditions, and as a result, the current and voltage waveforms and the circular power chart were obtained. This paper has theoretically proven it is possible to achieve the consumption or generation of purely active or reactive power by implementing a static reactive power compensator with common DC voltage sources. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3390/en14082198

Año: 2021

Publicado en: Energies 14, 8 (2021), 2198 [14 pp]
ISSN: 1996-1073

Factor impacto JCR: 3.252 (2021)

Categ. JCR: ENERGY & FUELS rank: 80 / 119 = 0.672 (2021) - Q3 - T3

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 5.0 - Engineering (Q1) - Mathematics (Q1) - Energy (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.653 - Energy (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Energy Engineering and Power Technology (Q1) - Fuel Technology (Q1) - Control and Optimization (Q1) - Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)