A SIMPLIFIED ACTIVE FILTER IN PARALLEL CONFIGURATION

This application example is based on a case origionally created at the Manitoba

HVDC Research Centre by Dr. M. Reformat, in Manitoba, Canada.

This case illustrates the use of a STATCOM to provide active filtering for the ac
side of a 6-pulse converter system. The Active filter is connected through a 20 VOLTAGE SOURCE Com.

2.5 [ohm]
Bus
kVA, Y-Y transformer to a 200 V, 50 Hz, 3-Phase bus, with a 6-pulse converter 200 V, 50.0 [Hz] AM
load GM

REFERENCE: PI / 180
H. Fujita and H. Akagi, #1 #2 Pi / 180
'A Practical Approach to Harmonic Compensation V
in Power Systems - Series Connection of Passive AO *
and Active Filters', IEEE Trans. on Ind.Applications, KB
vol.27, No.6, Nov/Dec 1991, pp. 1020-1025 6 Pulse
Bridge
Revised by J.E. Nordstrom - September 2000

Active Filter 6P STATCOM

Based Device With Control
System

Rectifier Load
angle blocking ACTIVE
90 FILTER
blk deblk Harmonic Current Load 6-P Rectifer
Requires 5, 7, 11, 13, etc Harmonic
deg

Current IposS
0
20 1 Ipol

V
IpoL IposS V
Filter... Mag1 Mag2 Mag3 Mag1 Mag2 Mag3
(15) (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) IL

1
2
3
blocking X1 Ph1 Ph1
blk deblk Ia (15) (15) Ia Ib Ic
FFT FFT
Active Filter X2 Ph2 Ph2 Iload
Ib (15) Is (15)
X3 Ph3 Ph3
F = 50.0 [Hz] F = 50.0 [Hz]
1 Ic (15) (15) Is IS
dc1 dc2 dc3 dc1 dc2 dc3

SYSTEM CURRENTS Source Harmonics

IS 0.08

0.100
Source Current (kA)

0.050

0.000

-0.050

-0.100 0.0

[1] 0.0679997

Iload
Load Harmonics
0.08
0.100
Load Current (kA)

0.050

0.000

-0.050

-0.100

0.0

IF [1] 0.0675894
0.060
0.040
Filter Current (kA)

0.020
0.000
-0.020
-0.040
-0.060
-0.080
0.00 0.10 0.20 0.30 0.40 0.50