Power Quality Improvement of PMSG-Based DG Set Feeding Three-Phase Loads

This paper presents power quality improvement of a permanent-magnet-synchronous-generator-based diesel generator (DG) set feeding three-phase loads using a static compensator (STATCOM). A three-leg voltage-source converter (VSC) with a capacitor on the dc link is used as a STATCOM. The reference source currents for the system are estimated using an Adaline-based control algorithm. A pulsewidth modulation current controller is used for generation of gating pulses of insulated-gate bipolar transistors of the three-leg VSC of the STATCOM. The STATCOM is able to provide voltage control, harmonics elimination, power factor improvement, load balancing, and load compensation. The performance of the system is experimentally tested on various types of loads under steady-state and dynamic conditions. A three-phase induction motor with variable-frequency drive is used as a prototype of diesel engine with the speed regulation. Therefore, the DG set is run at constant speed so that the frequency of supply remains constant irrespective of loading condition.

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