Single Phase Series Active Filter Load Compensation for Aircraft Applications

Abstract

Aircraft technology is moving toward what is known as More Electric Aircraft. This technology aims to increase the amount of electrical power equipment rather than mechanical or hydraulic equipment. This paper present an analytical method of calculating reactive and harmonic current and using this current as a reference to feed a series active filter to compensate the harmonic currents generated by a nonlinear load.

Keywords

• Series active power filters (APF), harmonic and reactive current, more electric aircraft (MEA), variable frequency source

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