Improvement of Power Quality by Using Advanced Reactive Power Compensation

In the same feeder, it will decline the power quality of power supply when the quality is poor at load side, which can cause other equipment malfunction and even damage devices. Therefore, a reactive power compensation method is suggested to improve the power quality of the electric arc furnace in a distribution power system. Both the static var compensator (SVC) and an active filter can modify power factor and balance three phase currents simultaneously. The active filter can solve the problem of instantaneous state of an SVC. Then, an SVC can reduce power quantity of the active filter. Finally, field measurement data in a metal factory were analyzed. Simulation results confirmed the feasibility of correcting the power factor and balancing load currents simultaneously using the proposed method.