PEM fuel cell supported distribution static compensator for power quality enhancement in three-phase four-wire distribution system

One of the major problems in electrical power system is the lack of quality of power due to the rapid growth of nonlinear load and unbalanced load utilization in three-phase four-wire distribution system. In this paper, PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) fuel cell supported four-leg Distribution Static Compensator (DSTATCOM) is modelled to mitigate harmonics, neutral current and load balancing under nonlinear load and unbalanced load conditions in three-phase four-wire distribution system. The instantaneous reactive power (IRP) theory control algorithm is proposed for four-leg DSTATCOM. The Real coded Genetic Algorithm (RGA) optimized Proportional Integral (PI) controller and Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) controller are used for regulating the DC link voltage of DSTATCOM. This paper also investigates the performance of ANFIS based DSTATCOM with conventional method. The proposed system is modelled and its performance is analyzed in MATLAB/SIMULINK. Copyright (C)2014, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.