Development and field testing of an adaptive flicker controller for15-kV systems |
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| Authors: | El-Sharkawi M.A. Szofran A. Huang T. Andexler G. Dong M. Venkata S.S. Rodriguez A. Butler N. Van Leuven A. Smith D. |
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| Affiliation: | Dept. of Electr. Eng., Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO; |
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| Abstract: | An adaptive flicker controller (AFC) device is developed and field tested. The AFC control strategy is described for systems with large and rapidly varying loads connected to a weak feeder. The control algorithm does not require knowledge of system parameters such as line impedance. The algorithm is fast and adaptive to system variations. The AFC is tested in a utility distribution system having a severe voltage flickering problem. The hardware and software required to implement the AFC is discussed. The results of a field test are presented and analyzed |
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