Open Source Electronics based Treatment of Harmonics from Non-Linear loads in Smart Microgrid

Smart Microgrid is an integration of Artificial Intelligence AI, Information and Communication Technology ICT, and Electrical Engineering EE. The presence of harmonics of load currents in smart grids has many negative consequences and can occur Voltage waveform distortion at a point common coupling (PCC). This research article aims to reduce harmonics and distortion using Open Source Electronics (OSE), Arduino technology, Butterworth digital filters, and MOSFET power transistors, which led to the emergence of an effective solution to reduce the harmonics caused by various non-linear loads. A practical circuit is developed to reduce harmonics and its results are compared with a theoretical simulation circuit using MATLAB program. The harmonic distortion limit is reached in the simulation circuit from (6.99%) to 37.32% and in the practical circuit for the same non-linear load values from (8%) to (35%). The results showed the extent of convergence between the results of the practical circuit and the simulation circuit, which will be presented later in this article. Moreover, the OSE is used for detection and cancelation of the Broadband over powerline (BPL) in nuclear microgrids.