DEE-34026 Power Electronic Applications for Power Quality, 5 cr

Additional information

Suitable for postgraduate studies.

Person responsible

Jenni Rekola, Tuomas Messo, Pertti Pakonen, Pekka Verho

Lessons

Implementation Period Person responsible Requirements
DEE-34026 2018-01 4 Tuomas Messo
Pertti Pakonen
Jenni Rekola
Pekka Verho
The course is completed by passing the final exam. The grade can be upgraded by means of the offered homeworks.

Learning Outcomes

The number of nonlinear loads (e.g. computer devices and electric drives) increases due to increased use of power electronics. It is estimated, that approximately 70 % of all generated power is going though power electronic device nowadays and the percentage will increase to be 80 % after 20 years. The nonlinear loads cause power quality problems, e.g. voltage and current harmonics and unbalance. In addition, nonlinear loads do not work properly themselves if the power quality problems occur in the grid. Therefore, the power quality devices based on power electronic converters are created to solve these problems. The objective of the course is to provide an understanding of power quality problems and related standards. The students will achieve an understanding of passive and active power quality compensation. The students will learn how to choose the suitable compensation method to different applications. In addition, the students will learn how the FACTS devices are controlled.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Definition of power quality and power quality problems Causes for poor power quality, nonlinear loads   Standards related to power quality    
2. Instantanous power theory: synchronous reference frame, positive, negative and zero sequence components, Fourier theory      
3. Passive reactive power compensation methods, passive shunt and series compensation     
4. FACTS devices: Active shunt compensation, SVC and STATCOM  4-wire STATCOM  Multilevel converters  
5. Shunt active filter   Hybrid and series active filters, uninterruptable power supply (UPS)  Combination of active filter and uninterruptable power supply (UPQ)  

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Additional information Examination material
Book   Instantaneous power theory and applications to power conditioning   Hirofumi Akagi, Edson Hirokazu Watanabe, Mauricio Aredes         No   
Book   Power quality problems and mitigation techniques   Bhim Singh, Abrish Chandra, Kamal Al-Haddad         No   
Lecture slides     Jenni Rekola         Yes   

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
DEE-33116 Power Electronics Converters Mandatory    

Additional information about prerequisites
The basic knowledge about the power converters and their modulation methods is required. The basic knowledge about control theory, especially the operation principle of PI-controller, is required.

Correspondence of content

There is no equivalence with any other courses

Updated by: Nousiainen Kirsi, 22.02.2019