Hybrid Power Quality Compensator Design for Co phase Power Supply System in Electrified Railway
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2015-04
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Abstract
Poor power quality and phase splitting are the main issues in electric railway system. Co phase
traction power supply system provides continuous power to traction loads without neutral
sections. In this thesis hybrid power quality compensator design for minimum DC operation
voltage under comprehensive fundamental and harmonic compensation is being proposed and
introduced. The hybrid power quality compensator (HPQC), in which a capacitive coupled LC
structure is added, is thus proposed for lower operation voltage. The proposed HPQC is
composed of a single phase back to back converter with a common DC link. It is connected to
the secondary side of a 132kV/27.5kV V/V transformer. Since locomotive loadings are mostly
inductive, a capacitive coupled impedance design is adopted in proposed HPQC to reduce the
compensator operation voltage. Reduction in operation voltage can effectively reduce the device
ratings and the initial cost of the compensator.
The operation voltage of proposed HQPC can be minimized when the parameters are properly
designed. The design procedures of HPQC parameters are explored using vector diagrams and
mathematical derivations. The parameter design for minimum HPQC operation voltage is
derived based on constant rated load power factor and capacity.
The HPQC operation voltage rating is around 0.4824 under comprehensive compensation. This
corresponds to a DC link voltage of around 17.06KV. This shows that under comprehensive
compensation, with a proper LC parameter design, a lower dc voltage operation can be achieved.
Co phase traction power supply system with HPQC is modeled and simulated using
Matlab/Simulink. The simulation result shows that the three phase source harmonics and
unbalance are eliminated. This can be verified by its harmonic distortions of current 0.54%,
0.51% and 0.08% at phase A, phase B and phase C respectively, and unbalance of 2.43%. Since
the negative sequence current 12.69 is smaller than the threshold value 34.99 then the system
unbalance satisfies the standard. Simulation results show the HPQC could compensate unbalance
current and current harmonics simultaneously.
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Co phase traction power supply system, hybrid power quality compensator, V/V transformer, minimum dc operation voltage, unbalance current, current harmonics