Power Quality Improvement in Multifeeder Using MC-UPQC

Power Quality (PQ) issues have been a major concern as there is increased load demand and usage of variety of nonlinear loads. The innovation of Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS) devices is a great way of solving PQ issues. Many devices like UPFC, D-STATCOM, and TCPST are emerging and are widely used for PQ improvement. In this paper, the Multi Converter Unified Power Quality Conditioning (MC-UPQC) System will be used for improving PQ in multi-bus systems. The system of MC-UPQC contains one shunt and two series Voltage Source Converter (VSCs). The conventional methodology contains one shunt and one series static devices. In the proposed methodology, two series VSCs will be used for further reduction of overall THD value. The simulation results of a reduction in THD and an improvement in PQ are compared with and without the proposed using MATLAB.