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Graduate Theses and Dissertations

2016

Electric distribution systems

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Correcting Current Imbalances In Three-Phase Four-Wire Distribution Systems, Vinson Joseph Jones May 2016

Correcting Current Imbalances In Three-Phase Four-Wire Distribution Systems, Vinson Joseph Jones

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The objective of this thesis is to present the theory, design, construction, and testing of a proposed solution to unbalanced current loading on three-phase four-wire systems. The Unbalanced Current Static Compensator is the name of the prototype; herein referred to as the UCSC. The purpose of this prototype is to redistribute current between the three phases of a distribution system. Through this redistribution, negative- and zero-sequence currents are eliminated and a balanced system is seen upstream from the point of installation.

The UCSC consists of three separate single-phase H-bridge inverters that all share the same dc-link capacitor. Each of these …