Power Quality Improvement in Mosul City Using Shunt Active Power Filter

Faisal  Falah Aiwa; Mahmood T.  Alkhayyat; Mohammad  Y. Suliman

doi:10.56286/ntujet.v1i1.55

Authors

Faisal Falah Aiwa Department of Electrical Power Techniques Engineering, Technical Engineering College, Northern Technical University, Mosul, Iraq
Mahmood T. Alkhayyat Department of Electrical Power Techniques Engineering, Technical Engineering College, Northern Technical University
Mohammad Y. Suliman Department of Electrical Power Techniques Engineering, Technical Engineering College, Northern Technical University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56286/ntujet.v1i1.55

Keywords:

power quality, shunt active power filter (SAPF), PQ theory, total harmonics distortion (THD).

Abstract

One of the most important issues in Mosul is power quality. A power quality issue caused by current harmonic pollution caused by a wide range of nonlinear loads in the electrical power system. The shunt active power filter based on instantaneous active and reactive power theory is proposed to reduce these harmonics. In this paper, two locations in Mosul city have been chosen to be studied. The real measurements from the studied locations are simulated in Matlab/Simulation based on the current harmonic distortion produced by a nonlinear load to demonstrate the SAPF's ability to mitigate current harmonics and improve power quality.