Improving the Mitigation of Voltage Flicker by Usage of Fuzzy Control in a Distribution Static Synchronous Compensator (DSTATCOM)

Shahgholiyan, Ghazanfar; Haghjou, Ebrahim; Abazari, Saeed

doi:10.1234/mjee.v3i2.288

Document Type : Review Article

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IAU NajafAbad University

https://doi.org/10.1234/mjee.v3i2.288

Abstract

This paper presents a study about of a fuzzy Controlled STATCOM, which can be applied for mitigation of the voltage flicker in a distribution system. The voltage flicker is produced by a large variable load absorbing continuously changing currents such as an arc furnace. The DSTATCOM includes a voltage-sourced PWM inverter and its control system. The control strategy of the DSTATCOM plays an important role in maintaining the voltage flicker. Here, the DSTATCOM controller is designed with two types of controllers, linear proportional-integral (PI) and nonlinear fuzzy logic. The simulation of the DSTATCOM with 3MVar reactive power on a 25 KV distribution network is carried out in MATLAB/SIMULINK software. Finaly, fuzzy controllers were evaluated by comparing its performance with the PI controllers. It is observed that the fuzzy controllers are very superior in mitigating the voltage flicker.

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Improving the Mitigation of Voltage Flicker by Usage of Fuzzy Control in a Distribution Static Synchronous Compensator (DSTATCOM)

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Volume 3, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
March 2009
Pages 25-35

Improving the Mitigation of Voltage Flicker by Usage of Fuzzy Control in a Distribution Static Synchronous Compensator (DSTATCOM)

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Volume 3, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2March 2009Pages 25-35

Volume 3, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
March 2009
Pages 25-35