The document discusses power quality monitoring and its importance for sustainable energy systems like solar power in India. It provides context on increased sensitivity of modern equipment to power quality issues and defines different types of steady state variations and events that impact power quality. Monitoring objectives include proactive and reactive approaches to characterize system performance and identify specific problems. The development of an intelligent power quality monitoring system using LabVIEW and sensors is described to efficiently monitor power quality in sustainable energy systems.
This presentation provides an overview of power quality, including definitions of power quality, common power quality disturbances like sags, swells, harmonics and interruptions. It discusses the increased sensitivity of modern electronic equipment to power quality issues. Real-time power quality monitoring systems are described that can identify issues, locate their sources, and help utilities and customers mitigate problems to reduce costs and equipment damage. The benefits of power quality monitoring include improved reliability, preventative maintenance, and identification of sensitive equipment needing protection.
The document discusses power quality issues caused by harmonics from non-linear loads. It provides background on the increasing use of non-linear loads and effects of harmonics. Specific sources of harmonics are outlined along with their impact on power quality including overheating, failures, and interference. Mitigation techniques are reviewed such as passive and active filtering. Active power filters are highlighted as an effective solution, with shunt active power filters discussed in detail for compensating harmonic currents and reactive power. The document concludes that active power filtering is still developing and more research is needed on techniques like controls and artificial intelligence to further improve power quality.
A power quality monitoring system gathers and analyzes electricity measurement data to provide useful information. It allows plants to perform energy management, preventive maintenance, quality control, and save money. Power quality monitoring equipment includes digital fault recorders, smart relays, voltage recorders, in-plant power monitors, and special-purpose power quality equipment. These devices monitor voltage, current, and other measurements to detect issues like harmonics, sags, disturbances and optimize power quality and performance.
This presentation on Power Quality Improvement Techniques: A Review presented by Sahid Raja Khan student of B. Tech. Electrical Engineering of Compucom Institute of Technology and Management Jaipur. It describes the improvement technique of Power Quality at GSS and other Substations including Generating Stations.
Role of storage in smart grid
Different types of storage technologies
USE OF BATTERIES IN GRID
TYPES OF BATTERIES
SMES {SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC ENERGY STORAGE}
Communication, Measurement and Monitoring Technologies for Smart Grid
Real time pricing
Smart Meters
CLOUD Computing
cyber security for smart grid
Phasor Measurement Units (PMU)
This document discusses fault analysis in HVDC and HVAC transmission lines. It begins with a brief history of HVDC systems and then covers the basics of HVDC transmission including components and types. The main sections compare HVAC and HVDC systems, discuss fault analysis in both, and describe various protection methods. HVDC transmission is described as advantageous for long distance bulk power transmission, underground/underwater cables, and asynchronous grid interconnection. Protection of AC and DC lines includes overcurrent, overvoltage, and DC reactor methods.
power quality improvement in distrution system using D statcom7867867869
The document discusses using a D-STATCOM device to improve power quality issues in distribution systems, such as voltage sags, harmonic distortion, and low power factor. A D-STATCOM injects current into the system using a voltage source converter to regulate voltage and mitigate sags. It can also absorb or generate reactive power to improve power factor and eliminate current harmonics. Simulation results showed the D-STATCOM is effective at mitigating voltage sags and improving power factor when combined with an LCL passive filter.
The document provides an overview of smart grids and their development. It discusses:
1) How today's power grids originated in the late 19th/early 20th century as local grids that grew over time and interconnected for reliability. By the 1960s, grids in developed nations were large, mature networks delivering power from thousands of central power plants.
2) The definition of a smart grid as a digitally enabled electrical grid that gathers, distributes, and acts on information from all participants to improve efficiency, reliability, and sustainability of electricity services.
3) Some key components of smart grids including intelligent appliances, smart meters, smart substations, super conducting cables, integrated communications networks, and phasor measurement units
This presentation provides an overview of power quality, including definitions of power quality, common power quality disturbances like sags, swells, harmonics and interruptions. It discusses the increased sensitivity of modern electronic equipment to power quality issues. Real-time power quality monitoring systems are described that can identify issues, locate their sources, and help utilities and customers mitigate problems to reduce costs and equipment damage. The benefits of power quality monitoring include improved reliability, preventative maintenance, and identification of sensitive equipment needing protection.
The document discusses power quality issues caused by harmonics from non-linear loads. It provides background on the increasing use of non-linear loads and effects of harmonics. Specific sources of harmonics are outlined along with their impact on power quality including overheating, failures, and interference. Mitigation techniques are reviewed such as passive and active filtering. Active power filters are highlighted as an effective solution, with shunt active power filters discussed in detail for compensating harmonic currents and reactive power. The document concludes that active power filtering is still developing and more research is needed on techniques like controls and artificial intelligence to further improve power quality.
A power quality monitoring system gathers and analyzes electricity measurement data to provide useful information. It allows plants to perform energy management, preventive maintenance, quality control, and save money. Power quality monitoring equipment includes digital fault recorders, smart relays, voltage recorders, in-plant power monitors, and special-purpose power quality equipment. These devices monitor voltage, current, and other measurements to detect issues like harmonics, sags, disturbances and optimize power quality and performance.
This presentation on Power Quality Improvement Techniques: A Review presented by Sahid Raja Khan student of B. Tech. Electrical Engineering of Compucom Institute of Technology and Management Jaipur. It describes the improvement technique of Power Quality at GSS and other Substations including Generating Stations.
Role of storage in smart grid
Different types of storage technologies
USE OF BATTERIES IN GRID
TYPES OF BATTERIES
SMES {SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC ENERGY STORAGE}
Communication, Measurement and Monitoring Technologies for Smart Grid
Real time pricing
Smart Meters
CLOUD Computing
cyber security for smart grid
Phasor Measurement Units (PMU)
This document discusses fault analysis in HVDC and HVAC transmission lines. It begins with a brief history of HVDC systems and then covers the basics of HVDC transmission including components and types. The main sections compare HVAC and HVDC systems, discuss fault analysis in both, and describe various protection methods. HVDC transmission is described as advantageous for long distance bulk power transmission, underground/underwater cables, and asynchronous grid interconnection. Protection of AC and DC lines includes overcurrent, overvoltage, and DC reactor methods.
power quality improvement in distrution system using D statcom7867867869
The document discusses using a D-STATCOM device to improve power quality issues in distribution systems, such as voltage sags, harmonic distortion, and low power factor. A D-STATCOM injects current into the system using a voltage source converter to regulate voltage and mitigate sags. It can also absorb or generate reactive power to improve power factor and eliminate current harmonics. Simulation results showed the D-STATCOM is effective at mitigating voltage sags and improving power factor when combined with an LCL passive filter.
The document provides an overview of smart grids and their development. It discusses:
1) How today's power grids originated in the late 19th/early 20th century as local grids that grew over time and interconnected for reliability. By the 1960s, grids in developed nations were large, mature networks delivering power from thousands of central power plants.
2) The definition of a smart grid as a digitally enabled electrical grid that gathers, distributes, and acts on information from all participants to improve efficiency, reliability, and sustainability of electricity services.
3) Some key components of smart grids including intelligent appliances, smart meters, smart substations, super conducting cables, integrated communications networks, and phasor measurement units
POWER HARMONICS- SOURCES, ISSUES AND MITIGATIONASHIKS842
Various developments in the field of power system are being carried out to find a fruitful solution to mitigate the harmonics. some of the basic solutions are being described here.
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This slide presents an introduction to microgrid. This is the second class for the subject 'Distribution Generation and Smart Grid'. Class wise I will provide all the discussions and analysis.
The document provides an overview of the 33/11kV Phidim substation located in Phidim, Panchthar district, Nepal. It was established in 2058 BS by Nepal Electricity Authority. The substation steps down electricity from the national 33kV grid to 11kV to supply power to local areas. It is responsible for controlling energy exchange, load shedding, fault analysis and improving the transmission system. The substation layout, single line diagram, and organizational structure are presented. Key equipment used includes transformers, circuit breakers, isolators, lightning arrestors, and insulators.
In microgrid, if fault occurs or any other contingency happens, then the problems would be created which are related to power flow, also there are various protection schemes are used for minimize or eliminate these problems.
Voltage control is used for reactive power balance and P-f control is used for active power control.
Various protection schemes such as, over current protection, differential protection scheme, zoning of network in adaptive protection scheme are used in microgrid system .
The document discusses harmonics in power systems. Harmonics are caused by non-linear loads that draw current in pulses rather than smoothly. Common sources are electronic devices, variable speed drives, and UPS systems. Harmonics can overheat equipment, increase power costs, and distort voltages and currents. They are managed by measuring harmonic levels and installing filters if problems are detected.
This document discusses issues related to interconnecting microgrids. It describes how a DC microgrid system utilizes a DC bus to distribute power from photovoltaic units and battery storage to local households. Interconnection can be done directly through switchgear or power electronic interfaces. Key issues that can arise include voltage and frequency fluctuations that occur due to imbalance between supply and demand, power factor correction needs, and harmonics produced by some loads. Unintentional islanding is also a safety concern that must be addressed when connecting microgrids to the main power grid.
The document discusses Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) systems. It describes AMR as the remote collection of meter data from customer premises via communication links. The presentation covers how AMR systems work using components like the encoder-receiver-transmitter, meter interface unit, data concentrator unit and host central station. Benefits of AMR include reduced costs, improved customer service, and better detection of leaks or theft. The document provides an overview of AMR system architecture and its advantages over conventional meter reading.
Role of power electronics in renewable and non renewable sourcesRayudu Mahesh
The document discusses the role of power electronics in renewable and non-renewable energy sources. It describes several renewable energy systems that use power electronics including wind turbines, photovoltaic solar panels, and wave energy converters. It also discusses some non-renewable systems like internal combustion engines, microturbines, and fuel cells. Power electronics provide flexibility to integrate energy storage, maximize output of renewable sources, and improve the overall efficiency of energy generation and delivery to the electric grid.
This document discusses power quality and defines it as the ability of a power system to supply voltage continuously within tolerances. It outlines various power quality events like sags, swells, interruptions, harmonics, and their causes and effects. It then describes various techniques to mitigate power quality issues, including dynamic voltage restorers, harmonic filters, static VAR compensators, and unified power quality conditioners. Maintaining high power quality improves system efficiency and equipment lifespan while eliminating problems like voltage fluctuations, harmonics, and reactive power issues.
What is islanding ?
Consider the power network as shown in fig.1
Now if we disconnect the line AB from the infinite transmission grid there will be an isolated region . The D1, D2 are power sources (eg : inverter , solar power cells ). The power generated in this region is fed to the island only.
We see that there no longer is any control over the island voltage at the bus X . Also there is no mechanism here for control of frequency.
This state is referred to as islanding.
Power quality issues arise from disturbances in the electric power supply that can negatively impact equipment. Common issues include voltage sags, swells, interruptions, harmonics, and spikes. Around 80% of problems originate from within industrial facilities due to large loads or improper wiring, while 20% come from external utility issues like weather events. Poor power quality can increase energy costs and cause equipment failures. Monitoring power quality helps identify disturbances and their sources to improve reliability and reduce costs. Various devices like filters, regulators, and compensators can help mitigate different power quality issues. Maintaining high power quality supports the economic operation of power systems and equipment.
This document discusses power quality monitoring. It defines power quality as the properties of the power supply delivered to users. Power quality can be affected by various steady state variations and events that cause deviations from the ideal voltage waveform. The document describes different types of power quality disturbances and how automatic classifiers are used to classify disturbances. It discusses power quality monitoring objectives and the types of commercially available power quality monitors used to identify and analyze power quality problems.
Power System Transient - Introduction.pptxssuser6453eb
This document provides an introduction to power system transients. It discusses the sources of transients, both internal like capacitor switching and external like lightning. It classifies transients into three categories based on speed: ultrafast surges, medium-fast short-circuit phenomena, and slow transient stability issues. The effects of transients are outlined, such as damage to insulation, semiconductors, and contacts. The importance of studying transients for insulation design is emphasized to prevent breakdown under overvoltage conditions.
This document discusses a project submitted to fulfill the requirements for a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree. The project aims to improve power quality using a Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UPQC). The UPQC integrates series and shunt active power filters to maintain power quality at the point of installation in power distribution or industrial power systems. It can compensate for disturbances in AC systems. The document presents the compensation principles and control strategies of the UPQC using PI and fuzzy logic control simulations in MATLAB/Simulink. The multivariable controller presents better results in terms of total harmonic distortion values.
The document discusses smart grids and microgrids. A smart grid is an electrical grid that uses smart technologies like smart meters and renewable energy. It aims to be more reliable, flexible, efficient, sustainable, and market-enabling compared to traditional grids. Microgrids are localized grids that can operate independently from the main grid during outages. They consist of local generation sources, loads, energy storage, and a connection point to the main grid. The document outlines key features and components of smart grids and microgrids as well as security requirements for their applications.
The document discusses planning for HVDC transmission and modern trends in HVDC technology. When planning HVDC transmission, the key factors to consider are cost, technical performance, and reliability. Modern trends aim to reduce converter station costs while improving reliability and performance. This includes advances in power semiconductors, converter control technology, development of DC breakers, conversion of existing AC lines, and operation with weak AC systems. Emerging technologies discussed are active DC filters, capacitor commutated converters, and ultra-high voltage DC transmission.
HVDC transmission was first used commercially in 1954 between Sweden and an island. It allows for bulk power transmission over long distances and undersea cables. HVDC systems use converters to change AC to DC and back. Components include smoothing reactors, filters, and electrodes. Configurations include monopolar, bipolar, and back-to-back links. Control is done by firing angle adjustment and tap changing. Advantages are long distance transmission and connecting unsynchronized grids, while disadvantages are costly converters and circuit breakers.
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This document discusses power quality and defines it as any deviation from the normal sinusoidal voltage or current waveform. It covers various power quality issues like voltage sags, swells, fluctuations, harmonics, interruptions and more. It explains the causes and impacts of different power quality problems. The document also discusses classification of issues, measurement and evaluation of power quality as well as relevant standards from organizations like IEEE.
The quality of power supply is very important in any power network particularly to electricity consumers. Power quality encompasses availability of supply, frequency and voltage magnitude as well as waveform characteristics of the power supply.
POWER HARMONICS- SOURCES, ISSUES AND MITIGATIONASHIKS842
Various developments in the field of power system are being carried out to find a fruitful solution to mitigate the harmonics. some of the basic solutions are being described here.
SEMINAR PRESENTED ON 21 JANUARY 2017 CONDUCTED BY KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD ENGINEER'S ASSOCIATION.
This slide presents an introduction to microgrid. This is the second class for the subject 'Distribution Generation and Smart Grid'. Class wise I will provide all the discussions and analysis.
The document provides an overview of the 33/11kV Phidim substation located in Phidim, Panchthar district, Nepal. It was established in 2058 BS by Nepal Electricity Authority. The substation steps down electricity from the national 33kV grid to 11kV to supply power to local areas. It is responsible for controlling energy exchange, load shedding, fault analysis and improving the transmission system. The substation layout, single line diagram, and organizational structure are presented. Key equipment used includes transformers, circuit breakers, isolators, lightning arrestors, and insulators.
In microgrid, if fault occurs or any other contingency happens, then the problems would be created which are related to power flow, also there are various protection schemes are used for minimize or eliminate these problems.
Voltage control is used for reactive power balance and P-f control is used for active power control.
Various protection schemes such as, over current protection, differential protection scheme, zoning of network in adaptive protection scheme are used in microgrid system .
The document discusses harmonics in power systems. Harmonics are caused by non-linear loads that draw current in pulses rather than smoothly. Common sources are electronic devices, variable speed drives, and UPS systems. Harmonics can overheat equipment, increase power costs, and distort voltages and currents. They are managed by measuring harmonic levels and installing filters if problems are detected.
This document discusses issues related to interconnecting microgrids. It describes how a DC microgrid system utilizes a DC bus to distribute power from photovoltaic units and battery storage to local households. Interconnection can be done directly through switchgear or power electronic interfaces. Key issues that can arise include voltage and frequency fluctuations that occur due to imbalance between supply and demand, power factor correction needs, and harmonics produced by some loads. Unintentional islanding is also a safety concern that must be addressed when connecting microgrids to the main power grid.
The document discusses Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) systems. It describes AMR as the remote collection of meter data from customer premises via communication links. The presentation covers how AMR systems work using components like the encoder-receiver-transmitter, meter interface unit, data concentrator unit and host central station. Benefits of AMR include reduced costs, improved customer service, and better detection of leaks or theft. The document provides an overview of AMR system architecture and its advantages over conventional meter reading.
Role of power electronics in renewable and non renewable sourcesRayudu Mahesh
The document discusses the role of power electronics in renewable and non-renewable energy sources. It describes several renewable energy systems that use power electronics including wind turbines, photovoltaic solar panels, and wave energy converters. It also discusses some non-renewable systems like internal combustion engines, microturbines, and fuel cells. Power electronics provide flexibility to integrate energy storage, maximize output of renewable sources, and improve the overall efficiency of energy generation and delivery to the electric grid.
This document discusses power quality and defines it as the ability of a power system to supply voltage continuously within tolerances. It outlines various power quality events like sags, swells, interruptions, harmonics, and their causes and effects. It then describes various techniques to mitigate power quality issues, including dynamic voltage restorers, harmonic filters, static VAR compensators, and unified power quality conditioners. Maintaining high power quality improves system efficiency and equipment lifespan while eliminating problems like voltage fluctuations, harmonics, and reactive power issues.
What is islanding ?
Consider the power network as shown in fig.1
Now if we disconnect the line AB from the infinite transmission grid there will be an isolated region . The D1, D2 are power sources (eg : inverter , solar power cells ). The power generated in this region is fed to the island only.
We see that there no longer is any control over the island voltage at the bus X . Also there is no mechanism here for control of frequency.
This state is referred to as islanding.
Power quality issues arise from disturbances in the electric power supply that can negatively impact equipment. Common issues include voltage sags, swells, interruptions, harmonics, and spikes. Around 80% of problems originate from within industrial facilities due to large loads or improper wiring, while 20% come from external utility issues like weather events. Poor power quality can increase energy costs and cause equipment failures. Monitoring power quality helps identify disturbances and their sources to improve reliability and reduce costs. Various devices like filters, regulators, and compensators can help mitigate different power quality issues. Maintaining high power quality supports the economic operation of power systems and equipment.
This document discusses power quality monitoring. It defines power quality as the properties of the power supply delivered to users. Power quality can be affected by various steady state variations and events that cause deviations from the ideal voltage waveform. The document describes different types of power quality disturbances and how automatic classifiers are used to classify disturbances. It discusses power quality monitoring objectives and the types of commercially available power quality monitors used to identify and analyze power quality problems.
Power System Transient - Introduction.pptxssuser6453eb
This document provides an introduction to power system transients. It discusses the sources of transients, both internal like capacitor switching and external like lightning. It classifies transients into three categories based on speed: ultrafast surges, medium-fast short-circuit phenomena, and slow transient stability issues. The effects of transients are outlined, such as damage to insulation, semiconductors, and contacts. The importance of studying transients for insulation design is emphasized to prevent breakdown under overvoltage conditions.
This document discusses a project submitted to fulfill the requirements for a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree. The project aims to improve power quality using a Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UPQC). The UPQC integrates series and shunt active power filters to maintain power quality at the point of installation in power distribution or industrial power systems. It can compensate for disturbances in AC systems. The document presents the compensation principles and control strategies of the UPQC using PI and fuzzy logic control simulations in MATLAB/Simulink. The multivariable controller presents better results in terms of total harmonic distortion values.
The document discusses smart grids and microgrids. A smart grid is an electrical grid that uses smart technologies like smart meters and renewable energy. It aims to be more reliable, flexible, efficient, sustainable, and market-enabling compared to traditional grids. Microgrids are localized grids that can operate independently from the main grid during outages. They consist of local generation sources, loads, energy storage, and a connection point to the main grid. The document outlines key features and components of smart grids and microgrids as well as security requirements for their applications.
The document discusses planning for HVDC transmission and modern trends in HVDC technology. When planning HVDC transmission, the key factors to consider are cost, technical performance, and reliability. Modern trends aim to reduce converter station costs while improving reliability and performance. This includes advances in power semiconductors, converter control technology, development of DC breakers, conversion of existing AC lines, and operation with weak AC systems. Emerging technologies discussed are active DC filters, capacitor commutated converters, and ultra-high voltage DC transmission.
HVDC transmission was first used commercially in 1954 between Sweden and an island. It allows for bulk power transmission over long distances and undersea cables. HVDC systems use converters to change AC to DC and back. Components include smoothing reactors, filters, and electrodes. Configurations include monopolar, bipolar, and back-to-back links. Control is done by firing angle adjustment and tap changing. Advantages are long distance transmission and connecting unsynchronized grids, while disadvantages are costly converters and circuit breakers.
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This document discusses power quality and defines it as any deviation from the normal sinusoidal voltage or current waveform. It covers various power quality issues like voltage sags, swells, fluctuations, harmonics, interruptions and more. It explains the causes and impacts of different power quality problems. The document also discusses classification of issues, measurement and evaluation of power quality as well as relevant standards from organizations like IEEE.
The quality of power supply is very important in any power network particularly to electricity consumers. Power quality encompasses availability of supply, frequency and voltage magnitude as well as waveform characteristics of the power supply.
IRJET-Review on Power Quality Enhancement in weak Power Grids by Integration ...IRJET Journal
Prathmesh Mayekar, Mahesh Wagh, Nilkanth Shinde "Review on Power Quality Enhancement in weak Power Grids by Integration of Renewable Energy Technologies", International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET), Volume2,issue-01 April 2015.e-ISSN:2395-0056, p-ISSN:2395-0072. www.irjet.net
Abstract
During Last decade power quality problems has become more complex at all level of power system. With the increased use of sophisticated electronics, high efficiency variable speed drive, power electronic controllers and also more & more non-linear loads, Power Quality has become an increasing concern to utilities and customers. The modern sensitive, Non-linear and sophisticated load affects the power quality. This paper deals with the issues of low power quality in weak power grids. Initially the various power quality issues are discussed with their definition or occurrence and then finally the solution to mitigate this power quality issues are discussed. The innovative solutions like integration of renewable energy systems along with energy storage to enhance power quality by interfacing with custom power devices are explained in detail. Nearly all sorts of solution for mitigating power quality issue require some sort of DC source for providing active power, which can be supplied by renewable energy source. Also the various energy storage systems are studied.
IRJET- A Comparative Study of Various Filters for Power Quality ImprovementIRJET Journal
This document discusses various filters that can be used to improve power quality by reducing harmonics and correcting power factor. It describes passive filters, shunt active power filters, and series active power filters. Shunt active power filters inject harmonic currents to cancel out load harmonics, while series active power filters generate compensating voltages. Both types of active filters require control schemes to generate the proper compensating signals. Passive filters use tuned filter branches to sink harmonic currents or block harmonic voltages. The document evaluates the compensation characteristics and control methods of different filter topologies to mitigate power quality issues like harmonics and reactive power.
Power Quality Improvement by UPQC based on Voltage Source ConvertersIJRST Journal
In modern power system consists of wide range of electrical, electronic and power electronic equipment in commercial and industrial applications. Since most of the electronic equipment’s are nonlinear in nature these will induce harmonics in the system, which affect the sensitive loads to be fed from the system. These problems are partially solved with the help of LC passive filters. However, this kind of filter cannot solve random variation in the load current wave form and voltage wave form. Active filters can resolve this problem. However, the cost of active filters is high. They are difficult to implement in large scale. Additionally, they also present lower efficiency than shunt passive filters. One of the many solutions is the use of a combined system of shunt and active series filters like Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UPQC) which aims at achieving a low cost under highly effective control. The UPQC device combines a shunt active filter together with a series active filter in a back-to-back configuration, to simultaneously compensate the supply voltage and the load current or to mitigate any type of voltage and current fluctuations and power factor correction in a power distribution network, such that improved power quality can be made available at the point of common coupling. The control strategies are modeled using MATLAB/SIMULINK. The performance is also observed under influence of utility side disturbances such as harmonics and voltage sags. The simulation results are compared without and with UPQC for the verification of results.
A Voltage Controlled Dstatcom for Power Quality Improvementiosrjce
Due to increasing complexity in the power system, voltage sag is becoming one of the most significant
power quality problems. Voltage sag is a short reduction voltage from nominal voltage, occurs in a short time.
If the voltage sags exceed two to three cycles, then manufacturing systems making use of sensitive electronic
equipments are likely to be affected leading to major problems. It ultimately leads to wastage of resources (both
material and human) as well as financial losses. This is possible only by ensuring that uninterrupted flow of
power is maintained at proper voltage levels. This project tends look at the solving the sag problems by using
custom power devices such as Distribution Static compensator (D-STATCOM).Proposed scheme follows a new
algorithm to generate reference voltage for a distribution static compensator (DSTATCOM) operating in
voltage-control mode. The proposed scheme ensures that unity power factor (UPF) is achieved at the load
terminal during nominal operation, which is not possible in the traditional method. Also, the compensator
injects lower currents therefore, reduces losses in the feeder and voltage-source inverter. Further, a saving in
the rating of DSTATCOM is achieved which increases its capacity to mitigate voltage sag. Nearly UPF is
maintained, while regulating voltage at the load terminal, during load change. The state-space model of
DSTATCOM is incorporated with the deadbeat predictive controller for fast load voltage regulation during
voltage disturbances. With these features, this scheme allows DSTATCOM to tackle power-quality issues by
providing power factor correction, harmonic elimination, load balancing, and voltage regulation based on the
load requirement.
This document presents a study on using a Distribution Static Compensator (DSTATCOM) to improve power quality issues like voltage sags and swells. It begins with an introduction to power quality problems such as voltage sags, swells, harmonics and transients. It then discusses different custom power devices that can be used as solutions, focusing on DSTATCOM. The document presents the configuration, modelling and control of a DSTATCOM. It proposes a control scheme for DSTATCOM and presents simulation results demonstrating its ability to regulate voltage during sags and improve power factor. The conclusion states that the proposed DSTATCOM scheme can effectively mitigate various power quality issues related to voltage and current.
This document discusses power quality and issues that can arise such as voltage variations, frequency variations, and waveform distortions. It defines key power quality terms like sags, swells, flicker, harmonics, and describes how loads and generation sources can impact power quality. Active power filters are presented as a solution to power quality problems in electric rail systems by compensating for unbalance, harmonic distortion, and low power factor. Compression algorithms are also discussed to efficiently store and analyze large power quality data sets.
Electrical power is an intrinsic and essential part of modern life. It is generated and delivered across miles to power homes and businesses,operate a wide range of equipment and devices. We take power for granted, rarely bothering to ask “how good is the quality ofthe power I am using?”; “am I using it correctly?”; “is my equipment compatible to function with the power provided?” etc.
This document discusses a study analyzing and simulating a Dynamic Voltage Restorer (DVR) to compensate for power quality issues like voltage sags and swells. A DVR is a custom power device that injects voltage into the distribution system to regulate the load voltage. It monitors the load voltage and injects or absorbs any imbalance to maintain the load voltage within tolerance limits. The document outlines different power quality problems caused by faults and equipment, and introduces DVRs and other custom power devices as effective solutions to mitigate issues like voltage sags and harmonics.
This document discusses the use of multiresolution signal decomposition (MSD) and wavelet transform (WT) techniques to detect and localize power quality disturbances. It presents a case study analyzing power system switching transients caused by capacitor switching. The original disturbance signal is decomposed into smoothed and detailed signals at multiple scales using MSD and WT. The detailed signals contain the high frequency components and clearly indicate the occurrence of disturbances like the voltage step change from capacitor energizing. The proposed MSD and WT approach is effective for robust detection and localization of power quality issues from switching events.
Voltage Flicker Analysis and its Mitigation by STATCOM for Power Quality Impr...IJMTST Journal
Voltage flicker is considered as one of the most severe power quality problems (especially in loads like electrical arc furnaces) and much attention has been paid to it lately. The reason for this disturbance is mainly due to the large nonlinear loads such as electric arc furnaces. Due to the latest achievements in the semiconductors industry and consequently the emergence of the compensators based on voltage source converters, FACTS devices have been gradually noticed to be used for voltage flicker compensation. This paper covers the contrasting approaches; dealing with the voltage flicker mitigation in three stages and assessing the related results in details. Initially, the voltage flicker mitigation, using FCTCR (Fixed Capacitor Thyristor Controlled Reactor), was simulated. Secondly, the compensation for the Static Synchronous Compensator (STATCOM) has been performed. The voltage flicker compensation by 8– pulse as well as 12 – pulse static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) has been performed. This paper deals with the voltage flicker mitigation and reduction in total harmonic distortion (THD) and compared the results in detail. The obtained results show that STATCOM is very efficient and effective for the compensation and mitigation of voltage flicker and harmonics all the simulation results have been performed on the MATLAB Software.
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1) The document discusses various power quality problems faced in power systems such as voltage sags, interruptions, flicker, surges, spikes, and harmonics.
2) It describes different types of active power filters that can be used to solve power quality issues, including shunt active filters that inject compensating current, and series active filters that inject compensating voltage.
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Control of Dvr with Battery Energy Storage System Using Srf TheoryIJERA Editor
One of the best solutions to improve power quality is the dynamic voltage restorer (DVR). DVR is a kind of
custom power devices that can inject active/reactive power to the power grids. This can protect loads from
disturbances such as sag and swell. Usually DVR installed between sensitive loads feeder and source in
distribution system. Its features include lower cost, smaller size, and its fast dynamic response to the
disturbance. In this project SRF technique is used for conversion of voltage from rotating vectors to the
stationary frame. SRF technique is also referred as park’s transformation. In this the reference load voltage is
estimated using the unit vectors. The real power exchanged at the DVR output ac terminal is provided by the
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parallel or series load may be used along with SRF technique to compensate voltage sag and voltage swell. And
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Power Quality is a combination of Voltage profile, Frequency profile, Harmonics contain and reliability of power supply.
The Power Quality is defined as the degree to which the power supply approaches the ideal case of stable, uninterrupted, zero distortion and disturbance free supply.
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This document discusses a novel multi-level converter unified power quality conditioning system (MC-UPQC) capable of simultaneously compensating for voltage and current in multi-bus/multi-feeder systems. The proposed MC-UPQC topology includes one shunt voltage-source converter and two or more series VSCs, allowing power to be transferred between feeders to compensate for sags, swells, and interruptions. Simulation results show the MC-UPQC can significantly reduce power losses, mitigate under voltages, and enhance voltage stability in distribution networks compared to other designs. The MC-UPQC provides a more efficient solution for under voltage mitigation in multi-feeder systems.
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Hybrid transformers (HT) have the advantages of the conventional transformer, the regulatory abilities of
power electronic converters, and reduce the impact of the grid. The impacts of the existing grid are
voltage sag, voltage swell, harmonic distortion, and voltage unbalanced. The power electronic converter
has a controllable advantage such as regulating the voltage and can transfer only a fraction of the power.
The aim of the paper is to augment the conventional power distribution transformer with a partially rated
power electronic module to enhance flexibility and introduce new features to the distribution transformer.
In this paper, the proposed back-to-back converter included an active front rectifier and a modular
multilevel converter (MMC) was simulated by MATLAB/Simulink software. The proposed back-to-back
converter was used at the primary side of the distribution transformer to compensate for the voltage sag
and swell issues. The simulation results were obtained under different conditions such as various supply
voltages and various loads. Hence, the proposed system has the ability to regulate the output voltage
under various conditions with ±10%.
Electrical Engineering: An International Journal (EEIJ)ijccmsjournal
Hybrid transformers (HT) have the advantages of the conventional transformer, the regulatory abilities of
power electronic converters, and reduce the impact of the grid. The impacts of the existing grid are
voltage sag, voltage swell, harmonic distortion, and voltage unbalanced. The power electronic converter
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The aim of the paper is to augment the conventional power distribution transformer with a partially rated
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In this paper, the proposed back-to-back converter included an active front rectifier and a modular
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converter was used at the primary side of the distribution transformer to compensate for the voltage sag
and swell issues. The simulation results were obtained under different conditions such as various supply
voltages and various loads. Hence, the proposed system has the ability to regulate the output voltage
under various conditions with ±10%.
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
The aim of the power system has always been to supply electrical energy to customers.
Earlier the consumers of electrical energy were mere acceptors. Interruptions and other voltage
disturbances were part of the deal. But today electric power is viewed as a product with certain
characteristics which can be measured, predicted, guaranteed, improved etc. Moreover it has
become an integral part of our life. So the quality of the power supply has gained much
importance. The term ‘power quality’ emerged as a result of this new emphasis placed on the
customer utility relationship.
The fact that power quality has become an issue recently does not mean that it was not
important in the past. Utilities all over the world have for decades worked on the improvement of
what is now known as power quality. In the recent years, users of electric power have detected
an increasing number of drawbacks caused by electric power quality variations. These variations
already existed on the electrical system but only recently they are causing serious problems. This
is due to the increased sensitivity of equipments and devices used by customers. These end user
equipments are more interconnected in networks and industrial processes, that the impact of a
problem with any piece of equipment is much more severe. Also power quality of power systems
affects all connected electrical and electronic equipments and is a measure of deviations in
voltage, current, frequency, temperature, force, and torque of particular supply systems and their
components.
To fulfill the demand of required supply, the world is under tremendous pressure for
alternative sources of energy and has been inclined towards sustainable energy for future source
of energy. The energy sources like solar energy, wind energy, hydroelectric power, tidal power,
geothermal power and wave power are all important types of renewable energy. However if
these energy sources are coupled with the energy efficacy it is termed as sustainable energy
sources. Sustainable Energy is the provision of energy such that it meets the needs of the future
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It is required to
have more efficient means of converting and utilizing these energy. This will depend on the
quality of power supplied and the impact of end user equipments on that power. But power
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electronic equipments are mostly used in sustainable and renewable energies in different stages
for acquisition and conversion or inversion into useable form. Due to increasing sensitivity of the
equipments and devices used by the customers, power qualities of sustainable energy are
affected.
Poor Power Quality results in high costs and that is gradually rising. The poorer the
Power Quality, the more would be the initiatives required from concerned parties and regulating
bodies to adopt corrective measures to ensure better Power Quality. As a consequence, the
economy of a country is largely affected with even low tech industries suffering serious financial
losses. Especially for successful sustainable energy programe, Power Quality Monitoring can
help identify the cause of power system disturbances and the underlying problem conditions on a
system before they cause interruptions and disturbances. Due to this many power utilities
perform power quality monitoring as an essential service for their main customers. Essential
capabilities of a power quality monitoring system are reduced cost and remote data transmission
capability.
With the electrical industry undergoing change, increased attention is being focused on
reliability and power quality. Power providers and users alike are concerned about reliable
power, whether the focus is on interruptions and disturbances or harmonic distortion or flicker.
One of the most critical steps in ensuring reliability is monitoring power quality. Power quality
monitoring can help to identify the cause of power system disturbances and even help to identify
problem conditions before they cause interruptions or disturbances. Hence power quality
monitoring is a multi-pronged approach to identifying, analyzing, and correcting power quality
problems. To improve power quality with adequate solutions, it is necessary to know what kinds
of disturbances occurred. A power quality monitoring system that is able to automatically detect,
characterize and classify disturbances on electrical lines is therefore required. With power
quality monitoring, power engineers can eliminate some of their troubleshooting headaches.
3. 3
CHAPTER 2
POWER QUALITY
2.1 DEFINATION
The definition of power quality given in the IEEE dictionary is as follows
“Power quality is the set of parameters defining the properties of the power supply as delivered
to the user in normal operating conditions in terms of the continuity of voltage and voltage
characteristics”.
Modern electronic and power electronic devices are not only sensitive to voltage
disturbances; it also causes disturbances for other customers. These devices become the source
and victims of power quality problems. As such the term power quality is used to define the
interaction of electronic equipments within the electrical environment.
2.2 CAUSES OF POWER QUALITY PROBLEMS
The causes of power quality problems can be many. It is often difficult to point an exact cause
for a specific problem. Power quality monitoring equipments comes to aid in such situations.
Most of the causes of power quality problem can be divided into two categories
Internal causes
Approximately 80% of electrical problems originate within a business facility. Potential culprits
may include large equipments start or shut down, improper wiring and grounding, overloaded
circuits or harmonics.
External causes
About 20% of power quality problems originate with the utility transmission and distribution
system .The most common cause is a lightning strike; other possibilities include equipments
failure, vehicle accidents, weather conditions, neighboring business and even normal operation
of utility equipments.
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2.3 POWER QUALITY DISTURBANCES
Power quality is concerned with the deviation of the voltage from the ideal waveform or the
deviation of the current from the ideal waveform. Such a deviation is called a power quality
phenomena or disturbances. It is important to first understand the kinds of power quality
disturbances that can cause problems with the sensitive loads. Categories of these disturbances
must be developed with a consistent set of definitions, so that the measurement equipments can
be designed in a consistent manner. Power quality phenomena can be divided into two basis
categories.
Steady state variations
A characteristic of voltage or current is never exactly equal to its nominal or desired value.
The small deviations from the desired value are called voltage or current variations. A property
of any variation is that it has value at any moment in time. Monitoring of variations thus has to
take place continuously.
Events
Occasionally, the voltage or current deviates significantly from the nominal or ideal wave
shape. These sudden deviations are called events. Monitoring of events take place by using a
triggering mechanism where recording of voltage or current starts the moment, a threshold is
exceeded.
STEADY STATE VARIATIONS
This category includes voltage and current variations which are relatively small
deviations of voltage and current characteristics around their nominal or ideal values. The two
basic characteristics are magnitude and frequency. On average voltage magnitude and voltage
frequency are equal to their nominal value but they are never exactly equal. Variations must be
measured by sampling the voltage and current over time. Information is best presented as a trend
of the quantity over time and then analyzed using statistical methods. An overview of voltage
and current variations are given below:
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Voltage fluctuation
The fast changes or swings in the steady state voltage magnitude are called voltage
fluctuation. The change in voltage magnitude can be due to variations of total load of a
distribution system, action of transformer tap changers, switching of capacitor banks. If the
variations are large enough or in a certain critical frequency range, the performance of the
equipment can be affected.
Fig. 2.1
Voltage and current unbalance
Unbalance or 3 phase unbalance is the phenomenon in a 3 phase system in which the
RMS values of voltages and phase angles between consecutive phases are not equal. The
primary source of voltage unbalance is the unbalanced load. This can be due to an uneven
spread of low voltage customers over the three phases but more commonly unbalance is due
to a large single phase load.
Harmonic voltage and current distortion
Widespread use of electronic equipment in today’s commercial and industrial
environments make harmonic distortion an important but complicated power quality issue.
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Any power supply that converts AC to DC power will have a much distorted waveform at the
supply. The current waveform is always a picture of the way a load reacts to the AC supply.
The distorted voltage created by the return current through the impedance of the cable and
switchgear can cause the voltage waveform to distort. This voltage distortion will affect
every device connected to the corrupted circuit. Harmonic distortion of voltage and current
result, from the operation of non-linear loads and devices in the power system.
Fig. 2.2 Harmonic Distortion
High frequency voltage noise
The non-periodic components in supply voltage can be called ‘noise’. Distinguishing
noise from other components is not always simple. An analysis is needed only in case where
noise leads to some problem with power system or end user equipments. Electrical noise can
be defined as the high frequency interference caused by a number of factors like arc welding
or operation of electrical motor.
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EVENTS
Events are the phenomena which happen once in a while. Power quality events are the
disturbances which can lead to the tripping of equipments, interruptions of production or plant
operation or endanger power system operation. Events are measured by a triggering mechanism.
An overview of various events is given below.
Interruptions
A supply interruption is a condition in which the voltage at supply terminals is close to
zero. Interruptions are normally initiated by faults which subsequently trigger protection
measures. Interruptions can be subdivided based on their duration, thus based on the way of
restoring the supply.
1. Sustained Interruptions: These kinds of interruptions are terminated through manual
restoration or replacement of faulted components.
2. Temporary Interruptions: This refers to interruptions lasting less than 2 minutes. This
interruption is terminated through automatic restoration of pre-event situation.
3. Momentary Interruptions: These interruptions are terminated through self-restoration.
E.g. Interruption due to transients and other self-restoring events.
Fig. 2.3
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Voltage sags / swells
A sag or swell is a decrease or increase in the RMS value of voltage ranging from a half
cycle to few seconds. The most likely kind of power quality problem is the voltage sag. Short
duration under voltages is called ‘voltage sags’ whereas, longer duration under voltages are
referred to as ‘under voltage’. Likewise over voltages of very short duration and high
magnitude are called ‘voltage swells’. Longer duration over voltage is called as ‘over
voltage’. Short duration voltage variations include variations in the fundamental frequency
voltage that lasts less than 1 minute.
Fig. 2.4
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Transients
Transients are sub cycle disturbances of very short duration that vary greatly in
magnitude. Transients are used to refer to fast changes in the system voltage or current with
duration less than .5 cycles. Transients can be measured by triggering on the abnormality
involved. When transients occur, thousands of voltage can be generated into the electrical
system causing problems for equipments down the line. Transients can be divided into 2
categories:
1. Impulsive transient: Lightning striking a distribution line is normally an impulsive
transient where there is a large deviation of the wave form for a very short duration in
one direction, followed possibly by a couple of much smaller transients in both
directions.
2. Oscillatory transient: An oscillatory transient is one where there is a ringing signal or
oscillation following the initial transient. E.g.: switching of power factor correction
capacitor is considered the most prevalent type of transient.
Fig. 2.5
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2.4 INCREASED INTEREST IN POWER QUALITY
Power quality is an increasingly important issue for all business. A recent study by IBM
showed that power quality problems cost US business more than $15 billion a year. The
increased interest in power quality has resulted in significant advances in monitoring equipments
that can be used to characterize disturbances and power quality variations. The recent increased
interest in power quality can be explained in a number of ways.
• Equipments have become more sensitive to voltage disturbances
The electronic and power electronic equipments have especially become much more
sensitive to voltage disturbances than their counterparts 10 or 20years ago.
• Equipments cause voltage disturbances
Modern electronic and power electronic equipments are not only sensitive to voltage
disturbances but also cause disturbances for other customers. E.g. Non-sinusoidal current
drawn by rectifiers and inverters.
• Technical challenge taken up by utilities
Designing a system with a high reliability of supply at a limited cost is a technical challenge
which appealed too many in the power industry and hopefully still does in the future.
• Power quality can be measured.
The availability of electronic equipments to measure and show wave forms has certainly
contributed to the interest in power quality.
2.5 IMPACTS ON GLOBAL ECONOMY
The cost of energy or a KWH not supplied because of an outage is much higher than the
cost of a KWH that is supplied when needed. The global bill for poor power quality is more than
500 billion euros per year which is 50% of the turnover of the global electricity sector. For many
business uses, the cost of poor Power Quality is higher than the electricity bill and the cost is
rising. The global average energy consumption is steeply rising.
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Fig. 2.6 Projections of Indian average energy consumption
Due to high average increase of energy demand, India needs to have sustainable energy
productions to meet the huge energy requirements. The Government of India is trying to
accelerate solar power generation. By January 2014 the installed grid connected solar power had
increased to 2,208.36 MW, and India expects to install an additional 10,000 MW by 2017 and a
total of 20,000 MW by 2022. Poor Power Quality has serious impact on Indian economy. A joint
study by the manufacturers association of information technology(MAIT) and emersion network
power(India) has thrown up the finding that network power downtime costs Indian economy
more than Rs.43000 crores annually(2008) and this has been steeply rising. Similarly, economic
cost of outages of Bangladesh amounted to 1.72% (US $778millions) of the Country GDP in
2001. Industrial losses due to poor Power Quality had been estimated as $150- $200 billion
dollars for European Union (2001). Therefore, an efficient and intelligent monitoring is essential
to avoid staggering economic losses due to poor power quality and to meet the challenges.
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CHAPTER 3
POWER QUALITY MONITORING (PQM)
3.1 SOLAR ENERGY IN INDIA AND PQ MONITORING
Solar Energy is one of the cleanest and greenest technologies. Solar electric panels
produce DC. Necessary conversion is done for AC applications. A solar electric system may be
completely independent of the grid or designed to primarily feed power into the grid. The solar
radiation in India is very much satisfactory and most parts are suitable for generating power from
Solar Energy. In such case it is essential for India to install efficient power quality monitoring
systems to maintain quality and undertake exact mitigations in time. The support extended by
Government of India by way of providing attractive incentives under Jawaharlal Nehru National
Solar Mission (JNNSM) is generating significant interest in Solar Energy. India has
Geographical advantage with excellent solar radiation across the Country. In fact Rajasthan has
been recently termed as amongst the best in the world for Solar Energy. As an alternative source
of energy efforts are made to have larger production units from solar, wind mills sources etc. But
many systems (utility/customer) are affected due to absence of an effective PQM programme.
Integration of sustainable energy with the grid and use of power electronics, power quality
problems have increased in manifold. Monitoring within an industrial, residential or domestic
unit can reveal the origin of problems and give the necessary information for their solution.
Efficient power quality monitoring will provide the information needed to validate compliance,
improve system stability, and minimize unplanned downtime. It is therefore an important issue
for the successful and efficient operation of existing as well as future energy systems. In such
conditions, monitoring of power quality is the real challenge. An intelligent power quality
monitoring system is an essential requirement of the future energy system. The PQM should be
capable to detect most (and almost all) of the power quality events and disturbances. Intelligent
PQM is the need for smart grid due to principal functionality characteristics of Smart Grids.
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3.2 OBJECTIVES OF PQ MONITORING
The objectives of a monitoring program determine the choice of measuring equipments
and triggering thresholds, the methods for collecting data, data storage and analysis requirements
and the overall level of effort needed. General classification of objectives for power quality
monitoring is explained in the following section.
Proactive approach:
This approach of monitoring is intended to characterize the system performance. A power
producer may find this objective important because this helps to understand the system
performance and then be able to match the system performance with customer needs.
Reactive approach:
This kind of monitoring is intended to characterize a specific problem. Many services
solve power quality problems by performing short term monitoring at specific customers or at
different loads.
3.3 DEVLOPMENT OF SYSTEM
The aim of this work is to develop a method that is suitable for efficient monitoring of
power qualities in sustainable energy system like solar energy etc. The emphasis is therefore on
low computational power required to perform the necessary calculations. Stress is also laid on
the possibility to detect as many categories of PQ disturbances as possible.
An intelligent power monitoring system can be developed by designing virtual
instruments using LabVIEW software and NI’s DAQ system and sensors. Along with LabVIEW,
Higher order statistics (HOS) and quadratic discriminant analysis techniques are employed to
classify and analyze the huge amount of acquired data to determine the condition of the
waveforms. The system shows fast response with accuracy in monitoring and analysis of the
desired power qualities.
Initially, the distortions have been simulated in the labs and measured with the help of the
developed virtual instruments (VIs) using graphical programming in LabVIEW. Different types
of disturbances measurements are done with front panel created on PC monitor. The huge
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amount of acquired data has been analyzed using quadratic discriminant analysis technique to
determine the quality of the supply. The quadratic function is estimated treating a sample from
the data as a training data. The data can be exported in different formats in a text file or directly
in common software products like Excel etc. The test results of the simulated and the prototype
system show the desired performance of the system and thus validate the proposed technique.
The beauty of the system is that it can be used for monitoring of power qualities in both existing
power system and sustainable energy systems with provisions for switching-over.
In this application, we generate a graphical user interface through which the user can
monitor and adjust different parameters to customize the monitoring tasks. On the other hand, a
National Instruments Data Acquisition card is chosen to interface the analog AC signal as a
second step after using step-down transformer along with voltage divider circuit for signal
conditioning. For voltage measurements, magnetic voltage transformers are used (upto 5 KHz).
However current probes and Hall Effect voltage transducers are employed to acquire voltage and
current signals for accurate sensing.
Fig. 3.1 Block diagram of power quality monitoring system
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3.4 POWER QUALITY MONITORS
The first step to troubleshooting power quality problems is to have a monitor that
accurately measures voltage and current waveforms. The role of monitor for troubleshooting
power quality problems is undeniable. Power quality monitoring devices come in a variety of
shapes and sizes. Commercially available monitors fall into two categories: 1) portable
monitors and 2) permanent monitors.
PORTABLE MONITORS
Handheld and portable instruments have made great improvements in testing capability in
recent years and are helpful in uncovering small localized problems. But these are used for
troubleshooting after an event has taken place. Installing a power quality monitor after the
occurrence of the event tells us little about the past. Portable monitors are again subdivided into
two classes:
1. Voltage recorders
These instruments record voltage and current strip chart data. Portable monitors are used for
continuous monitoring of steady state voltage variations. These recorders digitize voltage and
current signals by taking samples of voltage and current over time. The most important factor
to consider when selecting and using a voltage recorder is the method of calculation of the
RMS value of the measured signal.
2. Disturbance analyzer
Disturbance analyzer and disturbance monitors form a category of instruments which have
been developed specifically for power quality measurements. The analyzers are designed to
capture events affecting sensitive devices. They typically can measure a wide variety of
system events from very short duration transients to long duration outages. Thresholds can
be set and the instrument is left unattended to record disturbances over a long period of
time. Recording starts the moment, a threshold value is exceeded.
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Fig. 3.2 PORTABLE MONITOR
PERMANENT MONITORS
In the past, measurement equipments were designed to handle either the events or steady
state variations. With advances in processing capability, new instruments have become available
that can characterize the full range of power quality variations. The new challenge involves
characterizing all the data in a convenient form, so that it can be used to identify and solve
problems. This highlights the features of permanent monitors.
Permanently installed full system monitors strategically placed on pieces of equipments
throughout the facility, lets the users know, what happened, where it happened as soon as it
happened. The main feature of these kinds of monitors is that they characterize full range of
power quality variations. They record both the triggered and sampled data. Triggering is based
upon the RMS thresholds for RMS variations and on wave shape for transient variation. The
simplest monitoring system could be a self-contained circuit monitor; however the real value of
monitoring is in automatic data downloading from the measuring instruments. Monitoring
system should fully utilize the networking infrastructure. A more apt term for these efficient
monitoring systems would be ‘real time monitoring systems’.
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CHAPTER 4
ANALYSIS OF POWER QUALITY MEASUREMENTS
4.1 MONITORING OBSERVATIONS OF POWER QUALITIES
A large number of readings were recorded during observations of monitoring performed
by the developed system. Fig. 4.1 show some typical distortions or disturbances captured during
monitoring of simulated disturbances in the laboratory.
Fig. 4.1 PQ disturbances monitored by the developed method.
The waveforms captured show different power quality events or disturbances, including
voltage sag, swell, interruptions, transients, harmonics etc.
The table I shows the summary report of power quality monitoring of 200 KVA UPS
Input at NIT Silchar Systems. And table II shows the summary report of power quality
monitoring of 200 KVA UPS Output at NIT Silchar System.
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The tables I and II show extract of actual recordings, which would be helpful for assessment of
power quality of the systems. UPS input has about 15% input current harmonics distortion as it
has 12 pulse rectifier at the input. Similarly it has been observed that the blower motors which
have thyristor rectifiers at input are affected due to a lot of input current harmonic distortion.
Thus this system is showing monitoring of harmonics (THD), supply voltage and current.
4.2 DATA ANALYSIS
Acquired data can be exported in different formats in a text file, HTML or directly in
common software products or evaluation software provided by National Instruments. It has been
found during investigations and analysis that the sources of disturbances can be determined by
simultaneous measurement or monitoring of voltage and current. Analysis tools for processing
measured data present the information as individual events i.e. disturbance wave forms, trends or
statistical summaries. By comparing the captured events with libraries of typical power quality
variation characteristics and correlating with system events, causes of variations can be
determined. The data analysis system should be flexible enough to handle data from a variety of
monitoring equipments and maintain a database that can be used by many different applications.
4.3 BENEFITS OF POWER QUALITY MONITORING
The benefits of power quality monitoring are many. The following section mentions some of
them.
Ensures power system reliability.
Identify the source and frequency of events.
Helps in the preventive and predictive maintenance.
Evaluation of incoming electrical supply and distribution to determine if power quality
disturbances are impacting.
Determine the need for mitigation equipments.
Reduction of energy expenses and risk avoidances.
Process improvements – monitoring systems allows to identify the most sensitive
equipments and install power conditioning systems where necessary.
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CHAPTER 5
CONCLUSION
Global economy has been affected due to poor PQ of the supply systems. Power qualities
of sustainable energy are also affected due to increasing sensitivity of the equipments and
devices used by the customers, and need proper monitoring and analysis for mitigation purposes.
Traditional monitoring methods are based on the RMS measurements and constrained by their
accuracies. Recently proposed approaches for automated detection and classification of power
quality disturbances are based on wavelet analysis, artificial neural networks, hidden Markov
model and bispectra. The use of such advanced techniques makes the power quality monitoring
system more accurate and the power system more reliable.
The configuration complexity of a monitoring system depends primarily upon the number
of instruments used to acquire information and the number of people who need to utilize it. The
simplest monitoring system could be a self-contained circuit monitor built into a sensitive load.
However the real value of monitoring system is in automatic data downloading from the
measuring instruments and hence today, a lot of emphasis is given on the design of ‘real time
monitoring systems’.
5.1 FUTURE OF POWER QUALITY
In 10 years’ time, it may well be that equipment has become fully compatible with the power
supply and does not cause any disturbance to the customers. However, there is no indication that
this will happen soon. So right now the emphasis is on mitigation equipments and on intelligent
power quality monitoring systems which enables the automatic classification and analysis of the
measured data.