Mitigation of power quality problems using distribution static synchronous compensator: a comprehensive review

M Barghi Latran, A Teke, Y Yoldaş - IET power electronics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Electric power quality (PQ) in distribution system has become increasingly significant subject
both for end users and power suppliers with the deregulation of the electric power market …

STATCOM converters and control: A review

OK Shinde, VB Pulavarthi - 2017 International Conference on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Static Synchronous compensator (STATCOM), a member of FACTS family has become a
prominent device for reactive power compensation and dynamic performance improvement …

An adaptive control strategy for DSTATCOM applications in an electric ship power system

P Mitra, GK Venayagamoorthy - IEEE Transactions on power …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Distribution static compensator (DSTATCOM) is a shunt compensation device that is
generally used to solve power quality problems in distribution systems. In an all-electric ship …

Voltage balancing approaches for diode-clamped multilevel converters using auxiliary capacitor-based circuits

Z Shu, X He, Z Wang, D Qiu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An auxiliary capacitor-based balancing approach is adopted in this paper to equalize the dc-
link capacitor voltages of a diode-clamped multilevel converter (DCMC). Four balancing …

Optimal and systematic design of current controller for grid-connected inverters

SA Khajehoddin, M Karimi-Ghartemani… - IEEE Journal of …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A design approach for grid-connected inverter controllers for distributed and renewable
energy system applications is proposed, where a high number of controller gains can be …

Flying-capacitor-based chopper circuit for dc capacitor voltage balancing in diode-clamped multilevel inverter

A Shukla, A Ghosh, A Joshi - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a flying-capacitor-based chopper circuit for dc capacitor voltage
equalization in diode-clamped multilevel inverters. Its important features are reduced …

Control and DC-capacitor voltage balancing of a space vector-modulated five-level STATCOM

M Saeedifard, R Iravani, J Pou - IET Power Electronics, 2009 - IET
A space vector modulation (SVM)-based switching strategy for a five-level diode-clamped
converter that is adapted as a static compensator (STATCOM) is presented. The main …

Control of dc capacitor voltages in diode-clamped multilevel inverter using bidirectional buck–boost choppers

A Shukla, A Ghosh, A Joshi - IET Power Electronics, 2012 - IET
The dc capacitors voltage unbalancing is the main technical drawback of a diode-clamped
multilevel inverter (DCMLI), with more than three levels. A voltage-balancing circuit based …

Enhancement of power quality for load compensation using three different FACTS devices based on optimized technique

SA Mohamed - International Transactions on Electrical Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a study of the interaction between loads, utility grids, and different
devices of power quality enhancement. The essential motive of this study is mainly focused …

Diode-clamped multi-level power converter with a zero-sequence current loop for three-phase three-wire hybrid power filter

JC Wu, KD Wu, HL Jou, ST Xiao - Electric Power Systems Research, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a three-phase three-wire hybrid power filter configured by a three-
phase passive power filter and a three-phase diode-clamped multi-level power converter …