ABSTRACT
Increased penetration of non-linear loads in the power system has led to power quality deterioration. Shunt active power filters help in mitigating harmonics and thereby improving the power quality. Artificial Neural Network (ANN) based Three-level Shunt Active Power Filter (SAPF) for mitigating harmonics is presented in the paper. Neural Synchronous method based reference current generation technique is used for the control of SAPF. ANN based Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation controller is developed for the effective control of SAPF. Simulation analysis of Diode clamped based three-level SAPF is presented. Both steady-state as well as transient analysis of the proposed ANN controlled three-level SAPF is presented. Experimental investigation of the proposed SAPF using dSPACE is also presented.
