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IMPROVING POWER QUALITY BY USING MC-UPQC
G. SURI BABU, B. ARUNA, T S MANGALA, M. RAVI KUMAR
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ABSTRACT - In order to meet Power Quality (PQ)
standard limits, it may be necessary to include some sort
of compensation. Modern solutions can be found in the
form of active rectification or active filtering. A shunt
active power filter is suitable for the suppression of
negative load influence on the supply network, but if
there are supply voltage imperfections, a series active
power filter may be needed to provide full
compensation. In recent years, solutions based on
Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) have
appeared. The application of FACTS concepts in
distribution systems has resulted in a new generation of
compensating devices. A Unified Power Quality
Conditioner (UPQC) is the extension of the Unified
Power-Flow Controller (UPFC) concept at the
distribution level. It consists of combined series and
shunt converters for simultaneous compensation of
voltage and current imperfections in a supply feeder.
An Interline Power-Flow Controller (IPFC)
consists of two series Voltage-source Converters (VSC)
whose dc capacitors are coupled. This allows active
power to circulate between the VSCs. With this
configuration, two lines can be controlled
simultaneously to optimize the network utilization. An
Interline Unified Power-Quality Conditioner (IUPQC),
which is the extension of the IPFC concept at the
distribution level. The IUPQC consists of one series and
one shunt converters. It is connected between two
feeders to regulate the bus voltage of one of the feeders,
while regulating the voltage across a sensitive load in the
other feeder. In this configuration, the voltage regulation
in one of the feeders is performed by the shunt-VSC.
However, since the source impedance is very low, a high
amount of current would be needed to boost the bus
voltage in case of a voltage sag/swell which is not
feasible. It also has low dynamic performance because
the dc-link capacitor voltage is not regulated.
This project presents a new unified power-
quality conditioning system (MC-UPQC), capable of
simultaneous compensation for voltage and current in
multi-bus/multi-feeder systems. By using one shunt
voltage-source converter (shunt VSC) and two or more
series VSCs the configuration is made. The system can be
applied to adjacent feeders to compensate for supply-
voltage and load current imperfections on the main
feeder and full compensation of supply voltage
imperfections on the other feeders. The configuration
will be designed as all converters are connected back to
back on the dc side and share a common dc-link
capacitor. Therefore, power can be transferred from one
feeder to adjacent feeders to compensate for sag/swell
and interruption. The proposed topology can be used for
simultaneous compensation of voltage and current
imperfections in both feeders by sharing power
compensation capabilities between two adjacent feeders
which are not connected. The system is also capable of
compensating for interruptions without the need for a
battery storage system and consequently without
storage capacity limitations. By the simulation the
performance of MC-UPQC as well as the adopted control
algorithm will be illustrated.
1. INTRODUCTION
With the ultimate objective to meet PQ standard
limits, it may be critical to join a kind of pay. Present day
courses of action can be found as dynamic correction or
dynamic separating. A shunt dynamic power channel is
sensible for the concealment of negative load impact on
the supply arrange, anyway if there are supply voltage
deserts, an arrangement dynamic power channel may be
relied upon to give full remuneration. Starting late,
courses of action dependent on Flexible AC Transmission
Systems (FACTS) have appeared. The use of FACTS
thoughts in circulation frameworks has achieved another
age of reimbursing gadgets. A Unified Power Quality
Conditioner (UPQC) is the extension of the Unified
Power-Flow Controller (UPFC) thought at the
appropriation level. It includes joined arrangement and
shunt converters for synchronous remuneration of
voltage and current imperfections in a supply feeder.
Starting late, multiconverter FACTS gadgets, for example,
an Interline Power-Flow Controller (IPFC) and the
Generalized Unified Power-Flow Controller (GUPFC) are
introduced. The purpose of these gadgets is to control
the power stream of multiline or a sub mastermind
instead of control the power stream of a solitary line by,
for instance, an UPFC.
In this undertaking, another design of an UPQC
called the Multiconverter Unified Power-Quality
Conditioner (MC-UPQC) is shown. The framework is
connected by incorporating an arrangement VSC in a
neighboring feeder. The proposed topology can be used
for synchronous remuneration of voltage and current
defects in the two feeders by sharing force pay limits
between two abutting feeders which are not related. The
framework is moreover prepared for compensating for
intrusions without the prerequisite for a battery
amassing framework and consequently without limit
restrain limitations.

2. POWER QUALITY
2.1 INTRODUCTION
The term Power Quality means unmistakable
things to different people. Power quality is the nature of
the electric power provided to electrical hardware. Poor
power quality can result in maloperation of the gear the
electric utility may describe control quality as
immovable quality and express that the framework is
99.95% reliable.
Ideally the power would be provided as a sine wave with
the abundancy and recurrence given by national norms
(by virtue of mains) or framework points of interest (by
virtue of a power feed not specifically joined to the
mains) with an impedance of zero ohms at all
frequencies.
No honest to goodness control feed will ever meet
this ideal. It can go not right from it in the going with
courses (among others): Varieties in the zenith or rms
voltage (both these figures are fundamental to different
sorts of gear) when the rms voltage outperforms the
apparent voltage by a particular edge, a surge is
conveyed. A dive is the opposite condition: The rms
voltage is underneath the apparent voltage by a
particular edge.
 Sag happens when the low voltage persists over a
more expanded day and age.
 Variations in the recurrence.
 Variations in the wave shape – regularly depicted as
music.
 Non zero high recurrence impedance (if the machine
requests a great deal of current or stops requesting
it out of the blue there will be a dunk or spike in the
voltage due to the inductances in the power supply
line).
 Rapid spikes and dunks and longer term
assortments in voltage (for the most part caused by
the participation of other hardware with line
impedance).
2.2 POWER QUALITY IN POWER DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEMS
A substantial part of the more basic general
gauges describe control quality as the physical attributes
of the electrical supply gave under ordinary working
conditions that don't upset or trouble the customer's
techniques. Along these lines, a power quality issue
exists if any voltage, current or recurrence deviation
results in a mistake or in a frightful task of customer's
hardware. Be that as it may, see that the nature of
intensity supply gathers basically voltage quality and
supply steadfast quality. A voltage quality issue relates to
any failure of hardware on account of deviations of the
line voltage from its apparent attributes, and the supply
unflinching quality is portrayed by its adequacy (ability
to supply the heap), security (ability to withstand
sudden agitating impacts, for example, framework
deficiencies) and availability (focusing especially on long
intrusions). Power quality issues are regular in the
dominant part of business, current and utility
frameworks. Basic marvels, for example, lightning are
the most constant explanation behind power quality
issues. Exchanging marvels achieving oscillatory
vagrants in the electrical supply, for example when
capacitors are exchanged, moreover contribute
extensively to control quality aggravations. Moreover,
the relationship of high power non-straight loads adds to
the age of current and voltage consonant portions.
Between the assorted voltage agitating impacts that can
be conveyed, the most tremendous and fundamental
power quality issues are voltage balances due to the high
mild misfortunes that can be created. Here and now
voltage drops (records) can trip electrical drives or more
delicate gear, inciting extreme interferences of age. For
each one of these reasons, from the client viewpoint,
control quality issues will transform into an unyieldingly
basic factor to consider with the true objective to satisfy
incredible productivity. On the other hand, for the
electrical supply industry, the nature of intensity passed
on will be one of the distinctive elements for ensuring
customer steadfastness in this amazingly engaged and
deregulated publicize. To address the necessities of
imperativeness buyers trying to upgrade productivity
through the decrease of intensity quality related process
stoppages and essentialness providers endeavoring to
enhance working advantages while keeping customers
content with supply quality, creative innovation gives
the best approach to useful power quality improvements
courses of action. In any case, with the distinctive power
quality game plans available, the verifiable request for a
client or utility standing up to a particular power quality
issue is which gear gives the better arrangement.
Power quality contrasts on a very basic level
beginning with one district then onto the following. A
couple of countries have especially stable power
networks while others are to an incredible degree short
on breaking point.
Power aggravations are caused by the age,
dissemination and use of intensity, and lightning. A
control agitating impact can be described as unwanted
excess imperativeness that is shown to the heap.
3. INTRODUCTION
Versatile AC Transmission Systems, called
FACTS, got in the continuous years an extraordinary
term for higher controllability in power frameworks by
strategies for power electronic gadgets. A couple of
FACTS-gadgets have been exhibited for various

applications around the globe. Different new sorts of
gadgets are in the period of being exhibited eventually.
In most of the applications the controllability is used to
keep up a key separation from cost genuine or scene
requiring developments of intensity frameworks, for
instance like updates or increments of substations and
electrical cables. Surenesses gadgets give a better change
than fluctuating operational conditions and improve the
usage of existing foundations. The basic uses of FACTS-
gadgets are:
• Power stream control,
• Increase of transmission limit,
• Voltage control,
• Reactive power pay,
• Stability enhancement,
• Power quality enhancement,
• Power molding,
• Flicker relief,
• Interconnection of feasible and dispersed age and
reserves.
The right segment of FACTS-devices contains further
developed technology of voltage source converters
based today primarily on Insulated Gate Bipolar
Transistors (IGBT) or Insulated Gate Commutated
Thyristors (IGCT). Voltage Source Converters give a free
controllable voltage in extent and phase because of a
pulse width modulation of the IGBTs or IGCTs. High
modulation frequencies permit to get low harmonics in
the output signal and even to remunerate aggravations
originating from the system.
The disservice is that with an expanding switching
frequency, the losses are expanding also. Therefore
exceptional plans of the converters are required to repay
this.
4. UNIFIED POWER QUALITY CONDITIONER
The arrangement of both DSTATCOM and DVR
can control the power quality of the source current and
the load bus voltage. Furthermore, if the DVR and
STATCOM are associated on the DC side, the DC bus
voltage can be directed by the shunt associated
DSTATCOM while the DVR supplies the expected vitality
to the load if there should arise an occurrence of the
transient unsettling influences in source voltage. The
configuration of such a device (named as Unified Power
Quality Conditioner (UPQC)) is shown in Fig. This is a
flexible device like an UPFC. However, the control targets
of an UPQC are very not quite the same as that of an
UPFC.
Fig 4.1 UPQC scheme
5. MODELLING OF PROPOSED MC-UPQC SYSTEM
5.1 INTRODUCTION
The single-line diagram of a distribution system
with an MC-UPQC is shown in Fig5.1
Fig. 5.1 Single-line diagram of a distribution system with
an MC-UPQC.
As shown in figure.5.1, two feeders associated with two
distinct substations supply the loads L1 and L2. The MC-
UPQC is associated with two busses BUS1 and BUS2 with
voltages of ut1 and ut2, individually. The shunt some
portion of the MC-UPQC is additionally associated with
load L1 with a current of il1. Supply voltages are meant
by us1 and us2 while load voltages are ul1 and ul2
finally, feeder currents are signified by is1 and is2 load
currents are il1 and il2 Bus voltages ut1 and ut2 are
twisted and might be subjected to hang/swell. The load
L1 is a nonlinear/delicate load which needs an
unadulterated sinusoidal voltage for legitimate
operation while its current is non-sinusoidal and
contains harmonics. The load L2 is a touchy/basic load
which needs an absolutely sinusoidal voltage and must
be completely ensured against distortion, droop/swell,
and interruption. These sorts of loads basically
incorporate generation ventures and basic specialist co-
ops, such as medicinal focuses, airplane terminals, or
broadcasting focuses where voltage interruption can
result in extreme conservative losses or human harms.

5.2 CONTROL STRATEGY
As shown in Fig.5.2, the MC-UPQC comprises of two
series VSCs and one shunt VSC which are controlled
freely. The switching control strategy for series VSCs and
the shunt VSC are chosen to be sinusoidal pulse width-
modulation (SPWM) voltage control and hysteresis
current control, separately. Points of interest of the
control algorithm, which are based on the d– q method,
will be talked about later.
Shunt-VSC: Functions of the shunt-VSC are:
1) To adjust for the reactive segment of load L1 current;
2) To adjust for the harmonic segments of load L1
current;
3) To manage the voltage of the common dc-interface
capacitor.
Fig.5.4 shows the control square chart for the shunt VSC.
The deliberate load current (i_(l_dq0)) is changed into
the synchronous dq0 reference outline by utilizing
… 5.1
[ ]
… 5.2
Where the transformation matrix is shown in eq
(5.2), by this transform, the fundamental positive-
sequence component, which is transformed into dc
quantities in the d and q axes, can be easily extracted by
low-pass filters (LPFs). Also, all harmonic components
are transformed into ac quantities with a fundamental
frequency shift
̅ ̃
… 5.3
̅ ̃ … 5.4
Where, , are d-q components of load current,
̅ , ̅ are dc components, and ̃ , ̃ are the ac
components of , . If is the feeder current and
is the shunt VSC current and knowing , then
d–q components of the shunt VSC reference current are
defined as follows:
̃ … 5.5
… 5.6
Consequently, the d–q components of the feeder current
are
̃ .. 5.7
… 5.8
This means that there are no harmonic and
reactive components in the feeder current. Switching
losses cause the dc-link capacitor voltage to decrease.
Other disturbances, such as the sudden variation of load,
can also affect the dc link the output of the PI controller
is added to the d component of the shunt-VSC
reference current to form a new reference current as
follows:
{
̃
… 5.9
Fig 5.4. Control block diagram of the shunt VSC
As shown in Fig. 5.4, the reference current in eq(5.9) is
then changed once more into the abc reference outline.
By utilizing PWM hysteresis current control, the output-
repaying currents in each phase are gotten.
i_(pf_abc)^ref=T_dq0^abc i_(pf_dq0)^ref;(T_dq0^abc=〖
T_abc^dq0〗^(- 1)) … 5.10
. With the end goal to manage the dc-connect capacitor
voltage, a proportional– indispensable (PI) controller is
utilized as shown in Fig 5.4. The input of the PI controller
is the blunder between the actual capacitor voltage u_dc
and its reference esteem (u_dc^ref).
Series-VSC: Functions of the series VSCs in each feeder
are:
1. To relieve voltage list and swell;
2. To make up for voltage distortions, such as
harmonics;
3. To make up for interruptions (in Feeder2 as it
were).

Fig 5.5. Control block diagram of the series VSC
The control square chart of each series VSC is shown in
Fig 5.5. The bus voltage (u_(t-abc) ) is distinguished and
then changed into the synchronous dq0 reference
outline utilizing
The remunerating reference voltage in the synchronous
dq0 reference outline u_(sf_dq0)^ref is characterized.
This implies u_(t1p_d) in eq(5.12) should be kept up at
um while all other undesirable parts must be disposed
of. The repaying reference voltage is then changed once
again into the abc reference outline. By utilizing an
enhanced SPWM voltage control technique the output
compensation voltage of the series VSC can be acquired.
6. MATLAB DESIGN OF MC-UPQC STUDY AND
RESULTS
6.1 INTRODUCTION
The proposed MC-UPQC and its control schemes have
been tried through broad contextual analysis
reenactment utilizing MATLAB. In this segment,
reproduction results are exhibited, and the execution of
the proposed MC-UPQC system is shown.
Fig 6.1 Simulation diagram of MC-UPQC for showing
results under distortion, sag/swell, upstream fault and
load change
6.2 MATLAB DESIGN OF MC-UPQC STUDY AND
RESULTS
6.2.1 Distortion and Sag/Swell on the Bus Voltage
Give us a chance to consider that the power system in
comprises of two three-phase three-wire 380(v) (rms, L-
L), 50-Hz utilities. The BUS1 voltage contains the
seventh-arrange harmonic with an estimation of 22%,
and the BUS2 voltage contains the fifth request harmonic
with an estimation of 35%. The BUS1 voltage contains
25% list among s and 20% swell betweens. The BUS2
voltage contains 35% list betweens and 30% swell
betweens. The nonlinear/touchy load L1 is a three-phase
rectifier load which supplies a RC load of 10 and 30 F. At
long last, the basic load L2 contains a fair RL load of 10
and 100 mH.
The MC– UPQC is switched on at 0.02 s. The
BUS1 voltage, the comparing compensation voltage
infused by VSC1, and at long last load L1 voltage are
shown in Fig. 6.2 In all figures, just the phase waveform
is shown for effortlessness.
Fig 6.2 BUS1 voltage, series compensating voltage, and
load voltage in Feeder1.
Fig 6.3 BUS2 voltage, series compensating voltage, and
load voltage in Feeder2.
Additionally, the BUS2 voltage, the relating
compensation voltage infused by VSC3, and at last, the
load L2 voltage are shown in Fig. 6.3. As shown in these
figures, mutilated voltages of BUS1 and BUS2 are
palatably adjusted for over the loads L1 and L2 with
great unique reaction.

Fig 6.4 Nonlinear load current, compensating current,
Feeder1 current, and
Capacitor voltage.
The nonlinear load current, its comparing compensation
current infused by VSC2, repaid Feeder1 current, and, at
last, the dc-connect capacitor voltage are shown in Fig.
6.4. The twisted nonlinear load current is remunerated
extremely well, and the aggregate harmonic distortion
(THD) of the feeder current is lessened from 28.5% to
under 5%. Likewise, the dc voltage direction loop has
worked legitimately under all aggravations, such as
droop/swell in both feeders.
6.2.2 Upstream Fault on Feeder2
When a fault happens in Feeder2 (in any type of L-G, L-L-
G, and L-L-L-G faults), the voltage over the touchy/basic
load L2 is engaged with list/swell or interruption. This
voltage blemish can be made up for by VSC2.
For this situation, the power required by load L2 is
supplied through VSC2 and VSC3. This infers that the
power semiconductor switches of VSC2 and VSC3 must
be evaluated such that aggregate power exchange is
conceivable. This may expand the expense of the device,
however the advantage that might be acquired can
counterbalance the cost.
In the proposed configuration, the
delicate/basic load on Feeder2 is completely secured
against distortion, droop/swell, and interruption.
Furthermore, the directed voltage over the delicate load
on Feeder1 can supply a few clients who are additionally
secured against distortion, hang/swell, and flitting
interruption. Therefore, the expense of the MC-UPQC
must be adjusted against the expense of interruption,
based on unwavering quality records, such as the client
normal interruption duration file (CAIDI) and client
normal interruption frequency file (CAIFI). It is normal
that the MC-UPQC cost can be recuperated in a couple of
years by charging higher levies for the secured lines.
Fig 6.5 Simulation results for an upstream fault on
Feeder2: BUS2 voltage,
compensating voltage, and loads L1 and L2 voltages.
The execution of the MC-UPQC under a fault condition on
Feeder2 is tried by applying a three-phase fault to
ground on Feeder2 between s. Reproduction results are
shown in Fig.6.5.
6.2.3 LOAD CHANGE
To assess the system behavior amid a load
change, the nonlinear load L1 is multiplied by
diminishing its protection from half at 0.5 s. The other
load, however, is kept unchanged. The system reaction is
shown in Fig. 6.6. It tends to be seen that as load L1
changes, the load voltages and stay undisturbed, the dc
bus voltage is controlled, and the nonlinear load current
is redressed.
Fig 6.6. Simulation results for load change: nonlinear
load current, Feeder1 current, load L1 voltage, load L2
voltage, and dc-link capacitor voltage.
6.2.4 UNBALANCE VOLTAGE
The control strategies for shunt and series VSCs,
which are introduced in Section II, are based on the –
method. They are capable of compensating for the
unbalanced source voltage and unbalanced load current.
To evaluate the control system capability for unbalanced
voltage compensation, a new simulation is performed. In
this new simulation, the BUS2 voltage and the harmonic
components of BUS1 voltage are similar to those given in
Section IV. However, the fundamental component of the
BUS1 voltage is an unbalanced three-phase voltage with
an unbalance factor of 40%. This unbalance voltage is
given by

The simulation results for the three-phase BUS1
voltage, series compensation voltage, and load voltage in
feeder 1 are shown in Fig. 6.8. The simulation results
show that the harmonic components and unbalance of
under unbalanced source voltage for by injecting the
proper series voltage. In this figure, the load voltage is a
three-phase sinusoidal balance voltage with regulated
amplitude.
Fig 6.7 Simulation diagram of MC-UPQC for showing
results in unbalanced condition.
Fig 6.8 BUS1 voltage, series compensating voltage and
load voltage in Feeder1 under unbalanced source
voltage.
CONCLUSION
In this project, another configuration for
concurrent compensation of voltage and current in
neighboring feeders has been proposed. The new
configuration is named multi-converter bound together
power-quality conditioner (MC-UPQC). Contrasted with
a conventional UPQC, the proposed topology is prepared
to do completely securing basic and delicate loads
against distortions, lists/swell, and interruption in two-
feeder systems. The thought can be theoretically
stretched out to multibus/multifeeder systems by
including more series VSCs. The execution of the MC-
UPQC is assessed under different unsettling influence
conditions and it is shown that the proposed MC-UPQC
offers the accompanying preferences:
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AUTHORS
1. G. SURI BABU,
M. TECH scholar, EPS, EEE department,
Ananthapur.
2.B. ARUNA,
Assistant Professor in the department of EEE,
Ananthapur.
3.T S MANGALA,
M. TECH scholar, EPS, EEE department,
Ananthapur.
4.M. RAVI KUMAR
Assistant Professor in the department of EEE,
Ananthapur.

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