Compensation of Balanced and Unbalanced Voltage Disturbance using SRF Controlled DVR

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Compensation of Balanced and Unbalanced voltage disturbance using
SRF controlled DVR
Ms Priyanka N. Nimje1, Ms Bushra Khan2
1PG Student, Department of Electrical Engineering (IPS), Abha Gaikwad Patil College of Engineering
Mohgaon, Nagpur-09, India
2Professor Department of Electrical Engineering (IPS), Abha Gaikwad Patil College of Engineering
Mohgaon, Nagpur-09, India
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Abstract - The growth of powerelectronictechnology in the
field of electric power sector has caused a greater awareness
on the power quality of distribution systems. With the re-
structuring of power systems and with shifting trend towards
distributed and dispersed generation, the issue of power
quality is going to take newer dimensions. The present
research is to identify the prominent concerns in this areaand
hence the measures that canenhancethequalityofpower. The
research work is going to be investigates the problems of
voltage sag, swell and its severe impact on nonlinear loads,
sensitive loads. Protection of the sensitive unbalanced
nonlinear loads from sag/swell, distortion, and unbalance in
supply voltage is achieved economically using the dynamic
voltage restorer (DVR).DVR is installed between supply and
load which will inject voltage and active power to the
distribution system during balanced/unbalanced voltage sag
and swell disturbances. The control technique used to operate
the DVR is SRF Theory with Proportional Integral (PI)
controller. The performance of DVR based Synchronous
reference frame theory (SRF) for the mitigationofvoltagesag,
swell for balanced and unbalanced voltages is going to be
tested and Simulation results are going to be carried out by
MATLAB with its Simu-link to analyze the proposed method .
Key Words: SRF (synchronous reference frame theory),
DVR (dynamic voltage restorer), balanced and
unbalanced voltage.
1. INTRODUCTION
In power distribution systems the advent of a large
numbers of sophisticated electrical and electronic
equipment such as computers, programmable logic
Controllers and variable speed drives causes various power
quality problems like voltage sag, voltage swell and
harmonics. These are the majorconcernoftheindustrial and
commercial electrical consumers due to enormous loss in
terms of time and money, in which voltage sag and swell are
major power quality problems.
Voltage sags and swells are the most common
power quality problems in electrical distribution systems.
Voltage sag is defined as decrease in the rms valueofvoltage
magnitude. Voltage swell is defined as increment in the rms
value of voltage magnitude. There are two types of voltage
sag and swell which can occur on any transmission lines;
balanced and unbalanced voltage sag and swell which are
also known as symmetrical and asymmetrical voltage sag
and swell respectively. Most of these faults that occur on
power systems are not the balanced three-phase faults, but
the unbalanced faults. In the analysis of powersystemunder
fault conditions, it is necessary to make a distinction
between the types of fault to ensure the best resultspossible
in the analysis. In balanced voltage sag & swell, voltage
decreases and increase in all threephasessimultaneously.In
unbalanced voltage sag & swell voltage decrease and
increases in only one phase or two phases at a time.
1.1 Overview
Custompowerdevicesareusedtocompensatethese
power quality problems in the systems. There are different
types of Custom power devices used in electrical network to
improve power quality problems. Each of the devices has its
own benefits and limitations. A few of these reasons are as
follows. The SVC (Static Var Compensator) pre-dates the
DVR, but the DVR is still preferred because the SVC has no
ability to control active power flow. Another reason include
that the DVR has a higher energy capacity compared to the
SMES (Super Conducting Magnetic Energy Storage) andUPS
devices. Furthermore, the DVR is smaller in size and cost is
less compared to the DSTATCOM (Distributed Static
Compensator) and other custom power devices. Based on
these reasons, it is no surprise that the DVR is widely
considered as an effectivecustompowerdeviceinmitigating
voltage sags. In addition to voltage sags and swells
compensation, DVR can also add other features such as
harmonics and power factor correction. Compared to the
other devices, the DVR is clearly considered to be one of the
best economic solutions foritssizeand capabilities.Dynamic
Voltage Restorer is located between grid and sensitive load.
It injects controlled voltage to keep dc link voltage constant
at load-side.
The proposed DVR is connected to the system
through the threesinglephaseinjectiontransformers.DVRis
designed according to the voltage needed in the secondary
side of transformer. The DVR consists of three single phase
VSI units. Each unit is connected to system through the

injection transformer. It provides the isolation to the
converter. The performance of DVR depends up on control
strategy used. In this paper SRF Theory with Proportional
Integral (PI) controller technique is used for compensation
of balanced/unbalanced voltage sag and swell.
The generation ofVd,VqandVoSRF ControlledDVR
For Compensation of Balanced and Unbalanced Voltage
Disturbances reference signal involves the conversion from
three-phase to two-phase and vice versa.Moreoverlowpass
filters are essential part of this algorithm which has slow
dynamic response of the compensator. The paper is
organized as follows. In section 2, the configuration part of
the DVR is described, the Control technique and the voltage
injection capabilities of the DVR isdiscussedinsection3,and
the detailed description of MATLAB Simulation model along
with its performance in electrical network is discussed in
section 4.
2. PROBLEM DEFINATION AND OBJECTIVES
Power quality is very important issue recentlydue
to the impact on electricity suppliers, equipment
manufacture and customers. Power quality is described as
the variation of voltage, current and frequency in a power
system. It refers to a wide variety of electromagnetic
phenomena that characterize the voltage and current at a
given time and at a given location in the power system.
Nowadays, there are so many industries using high
technology for manufacturing and process unit. This
technology requires high quality and high reliability of
power supply. The industries like semiconductor,computer,
and the equipments of manufacturing unit areverysensitive
to the changes of quality in power supply. Power Quality
problems encompass a wide range of disturbances such as
voltage sags/swells, flicker, harmonics distortion, impulse
transient, and interruptions. Voltage sags/swells can occurs
more frequently than other Power quality phenomenon.
These sags/swells are the most important power quality
problems in the power distribution system.
One of the best solutions to improve powerquality
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, smallersize,anditsfastdynamic
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.
3. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
The system contains a block named ‘Three-phase
programmable source withsag/swell generation’.Thisblock
generates the ac supply for the system, along with the sags
or swells, if any. The main supply has a peak amplitude of 15
kV per phase. It is connected or disconnected from the
system using a switch which is initially closed, and opens
and disconnects this main supply whenever a sag or swell is
to be created. The switch opens at 0.05 s when the sag is
created and closes again at 0.15 s to resume normal supply.
It again opens at 0.2 s to permit the creation of a swell, and
recloses again at 0.35 s to resume the normal supply. There
is a phase shift of 120 degrees between each of the phases.
Another supply is introduced in each of the three phases to
create a sag in the system. The system voltage under sag
condition is set at 7 kV per phase (peak value). The sag is
created in the system from 0.05 s to 0.15 s through the
switch connected in series. A similar system exists for the
creation of a swell from 0.2 to 0.35 s. The system voltage
under swell is set at 23 kV per phase (peak value).
The above described block is followed by a ‘Three-
phase series RLC branch’ having a resistance of 1 ohm and
inductance of 10 mH. This block represents a transmission
line.This block is followed by a VI measurementblock,which
measures the three phase voltages with respect to ground.
The measured voltage can be viewed outside using a ‘From’
block with label Vabc1.The VI measurement block is
followed by the DVR, another VI measurement block to
measure the load voltage (signal label VabcL) and the load.
The DVR is connected in series with the system
through three single phase transformers. Each transformer
is rated at 250 kVA and has a voltage ratio of 10:1
(20e3:2e3).The DVR uses a separate H-bridge cell for each
phase. The input dc supply to each H-bridge is 1000 V. Each
H-bridge is capable of providing three voltages at its output
side, namely E, -E and 0 (where E=1000 V). For example, for
phase A, when switches S1 and S2 are on, the output voltage
VAA’ is E. When switches S3 and S4 are on, the output
voltage is –E. When either S1S3 are on, or S2S4 are on, the
output voltage is zero.
The control scheme for controlling the outputofthe
inverter utilizes the SRF theory. For this, the system voltage
Vabc1 (measured earlier) is taken. Note that Vabc1 are the
phase to ground voltages, having peak amplitude of 15 kV
under normal conditions. Hence, Vabc1 is divided by 15 kV
to convert it into per unit. This per unit value of the system
voltages is then converted into the dq0 reference frame
using the abc to dqo transformation block. The per unit
Vabc1 is also given to a PLL block to generate the ‘sin-cos’
required by the abc to dq0 transformation block.
The per unit dq0 voltages thus obtained are then
separated using a de-mux. These actual values are then
compared with the reference values (1 for Vd and 0 for Vq

and V0). The error voltages thus obtained are processed
through a low pass filter so as to remove any harmonics.The
cut off frequency of the low pass filter is 500 Hz .The outputs
of each of the filter are again combined to give Vdq0 and
these are then given to the dq0 to abc transformation block.
The output of this block is the reference voltage for
sinusoidal PWM.
Fig 3 .1SRF Control DVR implementation.
The following figure shows the Control Block
Diagram of the DVR .In this control, Source Voltage is sensed
and is given as an input to the abc/dq transformation block
.The same source voltage is given as an input to the PLL
block , this PLL block gives the information of sin, cos.Thisis
given as an input to the abc/dq block, with these two inputs
this transformation block gives Vd, Vq, and Vo information .
This information is compared withVdact,Vqactand
Voact which are the actual parameters .The quadrature and
Vo axis is compared with 0 p.u .The error generated is given
as an input to the pi controller ,the pi controller output is
again given as an input to dq/abc block , and PLL
information is also given as an input to dq/abc block. This
block gives us the pulse information which is given as an
input to pwm generator and from that gate pulses are
generated, those gate pulses are for inverter. As shown in fig
3.2.
Fig 3.2 Block diagram of DVR controlled Synchronous
reference frame.
4. SIMULATION RESULT
The performance of the DVR is demonstrated for
different supply voltage disturbances such as balanced and
unbalanced sag and swells at terminal voltages. The DVR is
modeled and simulated using the MATLAB and its Simulink.
Case 1: Balanced Sag Condition
Fig 4.1 Matlab/Simulink model with DVR for Balanced
Sag Condition

Fig 4.1.2DVR Final Sag (a) Source Voltage (b) DVR
Voltage (c) Load voltage
Fig.4.1.2 Shows the Balanced Sagconditionofa DVR
.In Supply Voltage Sag occurs at period 0.1 and continues up
to 0.2.In this period i.e. from 0.1 to 0.2 DVR injects the
Compensation Voltage and load side voltage is maintained
constant.
Case: 2 Balanced Swell Conditions
Fig 4.2. Matlab/Simulink model with DVR for Balanced
Swell condition
Fig 4.2.2 DVR Final Swell (a) Source Voltage (b) DVR
Voltage (c) Load voltage.
Fig.4.2.2 Shows the Balanced Swell condition of a
DVR .In Supply Voltage Swell occurs at period 0.1 and
continues up to 0.2.In this period i.e. from 0.1 to 0.2 DVR
injects the Compensation Voltage and load side voltage is
maintained constant.
Case 3: Balanced Multiple Sag Condition
Fig 4.3 Matlab/Simulink model with DVR for
Balanced Multiple Sag Condition

Fig 4.3.2 DVR Final Multiple Sag (a) Source Voltage (b)
DVR V0ltage (c) Load voltage
Fig.4.3.2 Shows the Balanced MultipleSagcondition
of a DVR .In Supply Voltage Sag occurs at period 0.1 and
continues up to 0.2 and 0.3 to 0.4 .In this period i.e. from 0.1
to 0.2 and 0.3 to 0.4 DVR injects the Compensation Voltage
and load side voltage is maintained constant.
Case 4: Balanced Multiple Swell Condition
Fig 4.4 Matlab/Simulink model with DVR for Balanced
Multiple Swell Condition
Fig 4.4.2 DVR Final Multiple Swell case (a) Source
Voltage (b) DVR Voltage (c) Load Voltage
Fig.4.4.2 Shows the Balanced Multiple Swell
condition of a DVR .In Supply Voltage Swell occurs at period
0.1 and continues up to 0.2 and 0.3 to 0.4. In this period i.e.
from 0.1 to 0.2 and 0.3 to 0.4 DVR injects the Compensation
Voltage and load side voltage is maintained constant.
Case 5: Balanced Sag and Swell Condition
Fig 4.5Matlab/Simulink model with DVR for Balanced
Sag and Swell Condition

Fig 4.5.2 DVR Final Multiple Swell (a) Source Voltage (b)
DVR Voltage (c) Load voltage
Fig. 4.5.2 shows the Balanced Sag and Swell
condition of a DVR .In Supply Voltage Sag occurs at period
0.05 and continues up to 0.15 and Swell occurs at0.2to0.35.
In this period i.e. from 0.05 to 0.15 and 0.2 to 0.35 DVR
Case 6: Unbalanced Sag Condition
Fig 4.6Matlab/Simulink model with DVR for
Unbalanced Sag Condition
Fig 4.6.2 DVR Final Unbalanced Sag (a) Source Voltage
(b) DVR Voltage (c) Load voltage
Fig. 4.6.2 shows the Unbalanced Sag condition of a
DVR .In Supply Voltage Sag occurs at period 0.1 and
continues upto 0.2 in a Two Phase. In this periodi.e.from0.1
to 0.2 DVR injects the Compensation Voltage and load side
voltage is maintained constant.
Case 7: Unbalanced Swell Condition
Unbalanced Swell Condition

Fig 4.7.2 DVR Final Unbalanced Swell (a) Source Voltage
(b) DVR Voltage (c) Load voltage
Fig .4.7.2 ShowstheUnbalancedSwell conditionofa
DVR .In Supply Voltage Swell occurs at period 0.1 and
continues upto 0.2.In this period i.e from 0.1 to 0.2 DVR
Case 8: Unbalanced Sag & Swell Condition
Unbalanced Sag & Swell Condition
Fig 4.8.2 DVR Final Unbalanced Sag & Swell (a) Source
Voltage (b) DVR Voltage (c) Load voltage
Fig.4.8.2 Shows the Unbalanced Sag and Swell
0.1 and continues up to 0.2, and Swell occurs at 0.3 to 0.4. In
this period i.e. from 0.1 to 0.2 and 0.3 to 0.4 DVR injects the
Compensation Voltage and load side voltage is maintained
constant.
Case 9: Unbalanced Multiple Sag Condition
Unbalanced Multiple Sag Condition

Fig 4.9.2 DVR Final Unbalanced Multiple Sag (a) Source
Voltage (b) DVR Voltage (c) Load voltage
Fig.4.9.2 Shows the Unbalanced Multiple Sag
0.1 and continues upto 0.2, and 0.3 to 0.4 .In this period i.e
Case 10: Unbalanced Multiple Swell Condition
Unbalanced Multiple Swell Condition
Fig 4.10.2 DVR Final Unbalanced Multiple Swell (a)
Source Voltage (b) DVR Voltage (c) Load voltage
Fig.4.10.2 Shows the Unbalanced Multiple Swell
condition of a DVR .In Supply Voltage Swell occurs at period
0.1 and continues upto 0.2, and 0.3 to 0.4 .In this period i.e
5. CONCLUSIONS
DVR is capable of compensating the various voltage
disturbances like single phase and two phase sag and swell
in unbalanced condition as well as sag and swell in
unbalanced conditioninthreephases.Variousconditions are
tested for the performance capability of DVR through
extensive simulation and results are verified.DVR is tested
for balanced sag, swell, multiple sag and multiple swell and
sag and swell cases, and in unbalanced condition sag and
swell in single and two phases as well as unbalanced three
phase condition.
In this research work we are going to improve the
compensation of device by implementing the hardware
model using facts device and PROTEUS -Simulation result
using DVR based SRF controlled.TheDVRisthebestsolution
for mitigating the various voltage disturbances in a
distribution system.

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