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Unbalanced STATCOM analysis in the harmonic domain

  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • University of Canterbury

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Abstract

System imbalance plays an important role in the harmonic performance of switching devices, and it is important to account for these sequence transfers in computational models. This paper considers these sequence transfers and then outlines a non-linear harmonic domain approach to unbalanced PWM STATCOM modelling. The proposed model is validated against time domain simulation and used to consider a STATCOM under unbalanced conditions. This investigation concludes that the impact of system imbalance on STATCOM performance is two-fold. The imbalance generates non-characteristic harmonics, which in turn propagate through the control system causing a secondary effect on characteristic harmonic generation. The magnitude of this secondary effect is dependent on the control system, highlighting the necessity of including an accurate control scheme representation. In addition this unbalanced propagation through the controller decreases system linearity, making it necessary to recalculate the Jacobian at each iteration.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2004 11th International Conference on Harmonics and Quality of Power
Pages232-237
Number of pages6
Publication statusPublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes
Event2004 11th International Conference on Harmonics and Quality of Power - Lake Placid, NY, United States
Duration: 12 Sept 200415 Sept 2004

Publication series

Name2004 11th International Conference on Harmonics and Quality of Power

Conference

Conference2004 11th International Conference on Harmonics and Quality of Power
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLake Placid, NY
Period12/09/0415/09/04

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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