Voltage and Current Unbalance Compensation Using a STATCOM

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2010 · IET Power Electronics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-pel.2008.0094· OSTI ID:1027808

Xu, Yan ^[1]; Tolbert, Leon M ^[1]; Kueck, John D ^[1]; Rizy, D Tom ^[1]

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1. ORNL

A three-phase insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT)-based static var compensator (STATCOM) is used for voltage and/or current unbalance compensation. An instantaneous power theory is adopted for real-time calculation and control. Three control schemes, current control, voltage control, and integrated control are proposed to compensate the unbalance of current, voltage, or both. The compensation results of the different control schemes in unbalance cases (load unbalance or voltage source unbalance) are compared and analyzed. The simulation and experimental results show that the control schemes can compensate the unbalance in load current or in the voltage source. Different compensation objectives can be achieved, i.e., balanced and unity power factor source current, balanced and regulated voltage, or both, by choosing appropriate control schemes.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL); Cooling, Heating and Power Integration Laboratory
• Sponsoring Organization: ORNL work for others
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1027808
• Journal Information: IET Power Electronics, Journal Name: IET Power Electronics Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 3; ISSN 1755-4535
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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