Title
A Minimal Harmonic Controller for a STATCOM
Abstract
In this paper, a novel controller with fixed modulation index (MI) and variable dc capacitor voltage reference to minimize voltage and current harmonics is presented for a distribution static synchronous compensator (STATCOM). The STATCOM with the proposed controller consists of a three-phase voltage-sourced inverter and a dc capacitor and is used to provide reactive power compensation and regulate ac system bus voltage with minimum harmonics. A systematic design procedure based on pole-zero cancellation, root locus method, and pole assignment method has been developed to determine proper parameters for the current regulator, the dc voltage controller, and the ac voltage controller of the STATCOM. With the proposed STATCOM controller, harmonic distortions in the inverter output current and voltage can be reduced since the MI is held constant at unity in steady state. In addition, a fast adjustment in the STATCOM output reactive power is achieved to regulate the ac bus voltage through the adjustment of the dc voltage reference during the transient period. Simulation and experimental results for the steady-state operating condition and transient operating conditions for the system subjected to a reactive current reference step change, a three-phase line to neutral fault, and a step load change are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed controller.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1109/TIE.2007.896266
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Keywords
Field
DocType
Automatic voltage control,Voltage control,Control systems,Capacitors,Inverters,Steady-state,Modulation,Reactive power control,System buses,Power system harmonics
Control theory,Control theory,Voltage reference,Harmonic,Control engineering,AC power,Voltage controller,Harmonics,Engineering,Open-loop controller,Voltage regulator
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
55
2
0278-0046
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
8
1.32
3
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ben-Sheng Chen181.66
Yuan-Yih Hsu2343.07