Abstract:
Since their basic compensation principles were proposed around 1970, active filters have been studied by many researchers and engineers aiming to put them into practical ...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Since their basic compensation principles were proposed around 1970, active filters have been studied by many researchers and engineers aiming to put them into practical applications. Shunt active filters for harmonic compensation with or without reactive power compensation, flicker compensation or voltage regulation have been put on a commercial base in Japan, and their rating or capacity has ranged from 50 kVA to 60 MVA at present. In near future, the term of active filters will cover a much wider sense than that of active filters in the 1970s did. The function of active filters will be expanded from voltage flicker compensation or voltage regulation into power quality improvement for power distribution systems as the capacity of active filters becomes larger. This paper describes present states of the active filters based on state-of-the-art power electronics technology, and their future prospects toward the 21st century, including the personal view and expectation of the author.
Published in: Proceedings of International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems for Industrial Growth
Date of Conference: 08-11 January 1996
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 06 August 2002
Print ISBN:0-7803-2795-0