Harmonics Suppression in Distribution Networks composed of Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems

Asad Waqar; M. Amir; Imtiaz Alam; Zeashan Hameed Khan; Sohaib Ali Khan; Tausif Zahid; M. Zahid

doi:10.1109/ICEEST48626.2019.8981704

Harmonics Suppression in Distribution Networks composed of Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems

Asad Waqar, M. Amir, Imtiaz Alam, Zeashan Hameed Khan, Sohaib Ali Khan, Tausif Zahid, M. Zahid

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Abstract

In recent years, utilization of power electronic converters has been drastically increased. These converters act like non-linear loads for utility grid. Such non-linear loads distort the supply current through injection of harmonics. One such example is the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system, which is a major source of current harmonics. These harmonics affect the performance of distribution transformers in terms of losses, heating of core, stress on insulation and tripping of the protection relays. In this paper, the increase of total harmonic distortion (THD) of the supply current, caused by uncontrolled rectifiers used in UPS systems, has been minimized. Two methods including passive filters (PF) and active filters (AF) have been applied to minimize the THD. The simulations have been performed in MATLAB/Simulink environment where the results of both schemes have been compared under various load conditions (RL and unbalanced load). It has been found that AF provides a better solution as compared to PF for such load conditions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2019 4th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Sciences and Technology, ICEEST 2019
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728151496
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEEST48626.2019.8981704
State	Published - Dec 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	4th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Sciences and Technology, ICEEST 2019 - Karachi, Pakistan Duration: 10 Dec 2019 → 11 Dec 2019

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Name	2019 4th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Sciences and Technology, ICEEST 2019

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Conference	4th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Sciences and Technology, ICEEST 2019
Country/Territory	Pakistan
City	Karachi
Period	10/12/19 → 11/12/19

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Keywords

Harmonics
Passive filters
Power quality
Total Harmonic Distortion
active filters
distribution network

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Computer Networks and Communications
Computer Science Applications
Information Systems and Management
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Health Informatics

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Waqar, A., Amir, M., Alam, I., Khan, Z. H., Khan, S. A., Zahid, T., & Zahid, M. (2019). Harmonics Suppression in Distribution Networks composed of Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems. In 2019 4th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Sciences and Technology, ICEEST 2019 Article 8981704 (2019 4th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Sciences and Technology, ICEEST 2019). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEEST48626.2019.8981704

Waqar, Asad ; Amir, M. ; Alam, Imtiaz et al. / Harmonics Suppression in Distribution Networks composed of Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems. 2019 4th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Sciences and Technology, ICEEST 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. (2019 4th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Sciences and Technology, ICEEST 2019).

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Waqar, A, Amir, M, Alam, I, Khan, ZH, Khan, SA, Zahid, T & Zahid, M 2019, Harmonics Suppression in Distribution Networks composed of Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems. in 2019 4th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Sciences and Technology, ICEEST 2019., 8981704, 2019 4th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Sciences and Technology, ICEEST 2019, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 4th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Sciences and Technology, ICEEST 2019, Karachi, Pakistan, 10/12/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEEST48626.2019.8981704

Harmonics Suppression in Distribution Networks composed of Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems. / Waqar, Asad; Amir, M.; Alam, Imtiaz et al.
2019 4th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Sciences and Technology, ICEEST 2019. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. 8981704 (2019 4th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Sciences and Technology, ICEEST 2019).

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Harmonics Suppression in Distribution Networks composed of Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems

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