Abstract:
This paper introduces a new concept of optimal utilization of a uni?ed power quality conditioner (UPQC). The series inverter of UPQC is controlled to perform simultaneous 1) voltage sag/swell compensation and 2) load reactive power sharing with the shunt inverter. The active power control approach is used to compensate voltage sag/swell and is integrated with theory of power angle control (PAC) of UPQC to coordinate the load reactive power between the two inverters. Since the series inverter simultaneously delivers active and reactive powers, this concept is named as UPQC. A detailed mathematical analysis, to extend the PAC approach for UPQC, is presented in this paper. MATLAB/SIMULINK-based simulation results are discussed to support the developed concept. Finally, the proposed concept is validated with a digital signal processor-based experimental study.

Keywords: Active power ?lter (APF), power angle control (PAC), power quality, reactive power compensation, uni?ed power quality conditioner (UPQC), voltage sag and swell compensation