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5 articles for “PCC - Point of Common Coupling”
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Control Strategies for Shunt Active Power Filters in Total Harmonic Distortion Reduction: A Comprehensive Review
Abstract: This paperwork presents a single-phase shunt active power filter to reduce total harmonic distortion.Harmonic pollution in the power system has increased significantly because of the widespread usage of nonlinearsingle phase power electronic equipment on the low voltage side. For electrical engineers, improving powerquality has emerged as their greatest obstacle. A single-phase shunt active power filter was constructed inMATLAB/SIMULINK using a voltage supply inverter and a hysteresis current regulator. The performance …
Published in Recent Trends in Electronics Communication Systems · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 30–42 Read article
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Enhancement of LVRT Capability in DFIG based Microgrids Using STATCOM
Abstract: The improvement of a grid-connected wind microgrid's Low Voltage Ride-Through (LVRT) capability using a Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) is investigated in this research. The increasing penetration of wind energy into modern power systems necessitates advanced control strategies to maintain grid stability during voltage disturbances and fault conditions. In this study, a STATCOM is employed with an effectively tuned PI controller to provide enhanced dynamic response, voltage regulation, and reactive power …
Published in Trends in Electrical Engineering · Vol. 16, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 44–57 Read article
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Mitigation of Flicker and Harmonics in Grid Connected DFIG for Power Quality Improvement
Abstract: This paper focuses on the mitigation of voltage harmonics and flicker of a grid connected doubly fed induction generator for wind energy conversion system. The harmonics have been mitigated by an active series filter and flicker levels have been minimized by optimal control of wind turbine output reactive power. The effectiveness of the proposed mitigation strategies has been analyzed for various grid conditions and different wind speeds. The flicker levels …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2014 · pp. 12–23 Read article
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Improvement in Distribution System Performance by D-STATCOM
Abstract: Increasing use of power electronics devices in modern power system has many power quality problems arise in distribution system like voltage sag, voltage swell, harmonics, flickering, etc. This problem largely affects the performance of distribution system. Distribution static synchronous compensator (D-STATCOM) is a device which is used for the solution of power quality problems. In this paper, voltage sag and voltage swell were generated and mitigation of the same is …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 25–33 Read article
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Photovoltaic Solar Farms Operating in VAR Mode: A Review
Abstract: The PV solar inverter plays a vital role in solar farms for electrical power generation at distribution end. By generating active power, such at lower distributed end results like voltage rise issues and voltage fluctuations which affect power quality standards. Increasing penetration level of distributed generation sources connected to the power system cause increasing reverse power flow when demand is not adequate, which raises the voltage level at point of …
Published in Journal of Power Electronics and Power Systems · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 73–85 Read article