Harmonic Distorted Load Control in a Microgrid

 

A. Khaledian, B. Vahidi * and M. Abedi

 

Department of Electrical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. *vahidi@aut.ac.ir

 

ABSTRACT

In this paper the response of a microgrid to the interfaced harmonic distorted load is analyzed. A new control algorithm to mitigate harmonic distortion is considered for distributed generators (DGs) and the effect of this control scheme is shown in the currents of DGs and other loads.

The proposed control algorithm is compared with the conventional control strategy for harmonic distorted loads that is sinusoidal source current strategy based on the instantaneous reactive power (IRP) theory. PSCAD simulation results for IRP theory control show high total harmonic distortion (THD) and 3rd harmonic percent. In comparison inner voltage and current controllers of the proposed control scheme with their disturbance rejection capability, mitigate THD and 3rd harmonic percent. For this control system MATLAB simulation results are shown.

By demonstrating the traditional sinusoidal source current control strategy based on IRP theory, it is concluded that ignoring the distortion power (D) in compensating process and also sub-harmonics of Pap crossing from the controller interior high pass filter cause the presence of some harmonic components and high THD.

Keywords: distributed generation, instantaneous reactive power theory, harmonic distortion, microgrid.

 

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