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| Title | A flicker reduction control strategy using an adaptive var compensator |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 1999 |
| Authors | Jatskevich, J., O. Wasynczuk, and L. Conrad |
| Editor | McBride, A. E. |
| Conference Name | PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN POWER CONFERENCE, VOL 61 - I AND II |
| Pagination | 698-703 |
| Publisher | Illinois Inst Technol |
| Conference Location | CHICAGO, IL 60616 USA |
| Keywords | AVC, compensators, computer simulation, controls, flicker, power quality, power systems modeling |
| Abstract | A detailed computer model of a power network with loads, resistance welders and an Adaptive Var Compensator (AVC) has been developed and used to determine the effectiveness of the AVC on the reduction of observable flicker at neighboring loads. Flicker severity is determined using the UIE/IEC flickermeter methodology. Different control strategies for the AVC are considered and compared with respect to flicker reduction. A new flicker adaptive control (FAC) strategy is proposed that can be used for both power factor correction and flicker reduction. The measurement technique used in the FAC is shown to be accurate even in presence of significant harmonic distortion. |