Simulation and current compensation
Develop the single-phase D-STATCOM model and control algorithm in MATLAB/Simulink to address the reactive and harmonic components of load current.
PROJECT 03 / B.TECH FINAL-YEAR PROJECT
Single-Phase D-STATCOM
Compensating reactive and harmonic currents.
POWER QUALITY / EMBEDDED CONTROL
OVERVIEW
The engineering problem.
A single-phase distribution STATCOM was designed, simulated, and implemented to compensate reactive and harmonic load-current components. The work moved from MATLAB/Simulink modelling to a physical converter and its embedded control.
My work
The project involved control simulation, PCB development, isolated gate-driver power supplies, embedded algorithm implementation, and hardware testing. The final setup demonstrated separation of reactive and harmonic current components and their compensation.
FROM MODEL TO PROTOTYPE
Power quality, implemented in hardware.
Supporting hardware
Develop the required PCBs, including the isolated power supplies needed by the gate drivers, and assemble the experimental setup.
Embedded implementation
Implement the control algorithm on the STM32F407VET6 development board and test compensation on the hardware.
PROJECT OUTCOME
Experimental current compensation.
The hardware setup achieved satisfactory separation of harmonic and reactive load-current components and successful compensation. The project brought together converter development, sensing and control, isolated supplies, and embedded implementation.
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