Power Quality Improvement in Switched Reluctance Motor Drive Using Zeta Converter
Mahavir Singh Naruka1, D. S. Chauhan2, S. N. Singh3
1Mahavir Singh Naruka, Research scholar, Uttarakhand Technical University, India.
2D. S. Chauhan, IT-BHU, India.
3S. N. Singh, IT-BHU, India.
Manuscript received on November 27, 2013. | Revised Manuscript received on December 13, 2013. | Manuscript published on December 30, 2013. | PP: 400-402 | Volume-3, Issue-2, December 2013. | Retrieval Number: B2495123213/2013©BEIESP
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Abstract: This present paper deal with the power quality improvement using a Zeta ac-dc boost converter in the mid-point converter based Switched Reluctance Motor drive (SRM).Using a simple bridge rectifier the mid-point converter based SRM drive shows low power factor at ac mains and produces very high harmonics content. The proposed Zeta ac-dc boost converter in continuous conduction mode (CCM) with mid-point converter fed SRM drive which helps to improves the input power factor, reduces total harmonic distortion of ac mains current , provides constant dc link voltage and balanced capacitor voltages for static operation. The SRM drive with input Zeta converter is modeled and the performance is simulated in MATLAB environment for 230V and 50Hz. Here the Zeta converter performance is compared with a conventional bridge topology for the SRM drive.
Keywords: Power quality, Power factor correction (PFC), SRM, Mid-point converter, Zeta ac-dc boost converter, Continuous conduction mode (CCM.)