Series Active Compensation of Current Harmonics Generated by High Power Rectifiers

Authors

  • D. Figueroa Author
  • L. Morán Author
  • G. Joos Author
  • J. Dixon Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj08.711

Abstract

This paper presents a series active filter to

compensate current harmonics generated by high power

rectifiers. The advantage of the proposed scheme is that is able

to compensate current distortion by injecting a distorted voltage

in only two lines, avoiding resonances and reducing

compensator’s rated capacity. The paper presents the series

active filter in terms of principles of operation, design

procedure, and compensation performance. Simulated results

applied to an electro-winning rectifier demonstrate the viability

of the proposed scheme. The proposed design procedure and

compensation performance are demonstrated experimentally on

a 10 kVA laboratory prototype.

Author Biographies

  • D. Figueroa

    Department of Electrical Engineering

    Universidad de Concepción

    Casilla 160-C, Correo 3 - Concepción (Chile)

    Phone/Fax number: +56 41 220 4353 / +56 41 224 6999, e-mail: dfigueroa@udec.cl

  • L. Morán

    Department of Electrical Engineering

    Universidad de Concepción

    Casilla 160-C, Correo 3 - Concepción (Chile)

    Phone/Fax number: +56 41 220 4353 / +56 41 224 6999, e-mail: lmoran@udec.cl

  • G. Joos

    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

    McGill University

    3480 University Street, H3A2A7, Montreal, Québec (Canada)

    Phone/Fax number: +1 514 398 4455, e-mail: geza.joos@mcgill.ca

  • J. Dixon

    Department of Electrical Engineering

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Comuna Macul, Santiago (Chile)

    Phone/Fax number: +56 2 354 4198 / +56 2 354 4076, e-mail: jdixon@ing.puc.cl

Published

2024-01-24

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2010)

Section

Articles