POWER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT IN AN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK USING SHUNT PASSIVE FILTER

Authors

  • Ogundele, O. J

    Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

  • Adebisi, O. I

    Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

  • Adejumobi, I. A

    Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

  • Amusa, K. A.

    Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

  • Alabi, A. A

    Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51459/futajeet.2024.18.1.521
Keywords:
Electrical distribution network, harmonics,, non-linear load, power quality, shunt passive filter, total harmonic distortion  
Abstract

Harmonics are one of the key power quality issues on the front burner in the power system. Advancements in solid-state technology in recent times have resulted in the proliferation of non-linear loads which are the main sources of harmonics. Harmonics penetration in power system networks is detrimental to effective system operation and can result in frequent failures and damage to electrical equipment. This, therefore, creates the need for harmonic mitigation in power system networks for power quality enhancement. This work examined the impact of a shunt passive filter (SPF) in minimizing harmonic distortion on an electrical distribution network considering the power network layout of 7-Up Industry Plc as a case study. The indices for quantifying the level of harmonic distortion and shunt passive filter design for harmonic mitigation in power networks were respectively analysed and presented. The considered 7-Up Industry Plc power network was modelled and simulated with and without SPF in MATLAB/Simulink software environment R2020a. The voltage and current total harmonic distortion, VTHD and ITHD, from the two system states, were evaluated. The observed voltage and current waveforms from the simulation of the test network without any filter applied were distorted, signifying the harmonics’ presence. The estimated VTHD and ITHD values with no filter used were 6.084 and 19.79 % respectively. SPF application on the test network mitigated the VTHD and ITHD to 0.7802 and 2.448 %, giving an improvement of 5.304 and 17.342 % respectively in the minimization of voltage and current total harmonic distortion compared to the no filter case. This study established that a shunt passive filter is suitable for power quality enhancement in an electrical distribution network.

 

Keywords: Electrical distribution network, harmonics, non-linear load, power quality, shunt passive filter, total harmonic distortion               

 

 

Author Biographies
  1. Ogundele, O. J, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

    Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  2. Adebisi, O. I, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

    Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture

  3. Adejumobi, I. A, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

    Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  4. Amusa, K. A. , Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

    Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  5. Alabi, A. A, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

    Department of Physics, Federal University of Agriculture

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POWER QUALITY ENHANCEMENT IN AN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK USING SHUNT PASSIVE FILTER. (2024). FUTA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, 18(1), 91-97. https://doi.org/10.51459/futajeet.2024.18.1.521

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