Fuzzy Logic based Power Factor Control of Synchronous Machine

Abstract

In this paper, a fuzzy logic technique is used to control the power factor (PF) that compensate the reactive power of the load by controlling the excitation system of synchronous machine. This fuzzy logic controller can give a fast response compensation to meet the required load reactive power and hence keeping the load bus at constant set point PF value. The V curve of PF is treated in a way to get the flexibility and the limitation the over or under values, as well as time delay could therefore be eliminated with such a control configuration. The results show that fuzzy based power factor controller using synchronous machine is reliable, sensitive, faster and more efficient compare with the other methods such as capacitor groups.Matlab-Simulink program was adopted for the architecture and learning procedure of fuzzy system depending of construct an input-output mapping based on both knowledge and stipulated input-output data pairs. A model of the synchronous machine was also presented in this paper. The variable DC voltage based excitation field current controller was built based on fuzzy logic controller to generate the firing angle of six-pulse rectifier circuit.