An Electronic Load to Verify Harmonic Emission Compliance

Davis, Peter N.; Wright, P.S.

doi:10.1109/tim.2017.2659798

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“…The transfer functions to design the control system of the PEL are given by Equations ( 13) and (14). Equation ( 13) presents the transfer function (G i d (s)) for the current associated with the active power (i d ) with respect to its modulation variable (u d ).…”

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“…Several topologies of PELs can be found in the scientific literature (single-phase, threephase, and DC) [3][4][5][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] from conventional topologies based on variable resistances [7] up to topologies based on joint operation of converters and inverters (such as boost, Buckboost, back to back, and multilevel) [3,7,21]. The most common PEL applications in MG for testing equipment are storage systems, uninterruptible power supplies, measurement, converters, and inverters (voltage source inverter, VSI) [6,19,22].…”

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Implementation of a Programmable Electronic Load for Equipment Testing

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This paper presents the implementation of an AC three-phase programmable electronic load (PEL) that emulates load profiles and can be used for testing equipment in microgrids (MGs). The implemented PEL topology is built with a voltage source inverter (VSI) which works as a current controlled source and a Buck converter which permits the dissipation of active power excess. The PEL operation modes according to the interchange of active and reactive power and its operation in four quadrants were determined. The power and current limits which establish the control limitations were also obtained. Three control loops were implemented to independently regulate active and reactive power and ensure energy balance in the system. The main contribution of this paper is the presentation a detailed analysis regarding hardware limitations and the operation of the VSI and Buck converter working together. The PEL was implemented for a power of 1.8 kVA. Several experimental results were carried out with inductive, capacitive, and resistive scenarios to validate the proper operation of the PEL. Experimental tests showed the correct behavior of the AC three-phase currents, VSI input voltage, and Buck converter output voltage of the PEL for profile changes, including transient response.

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