start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=32 cd-vols= no-issue=6 article-no= start-page=1312 end-page=1322 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=1996 dt-pub=199612 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=New trends in active filters for power conditioning en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=

Attention has been paid to active filters for power conditioning which provide the following multifunctions: reactive power compensation; harmonic compensation; flicker/imbalance compensation; and voltage regulation. Active filters in a range of 50 kVA-60 MVA have been practically installed in Japan. In the near future, the term gactive filtersh will have a much wider meaning than it did in the 1970s. For instance, active filters intended for harmonic solutions are expanding their functions from harmonic compensation of nonlinear loads into harmonic isolation between utilities and consumers, and harmonic damping throughout power distribution systems. This paper presents the present status of active filters based on state-of-the-art power electronics technology, and their future prospects and directions toward the 21st Century, including the personal views and expectations of the author

en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=AkagiHirofumi en-aut-sei=Akagi en-aut-mei=Hirofumi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Okayama University en-keyword=DC-AC power convertors kn-keyword=DC-AC power convertors en-keyword=PWM invertors kn-keyword=PWM invertors en-keyword=active filters kn-keyword=active filters en-keyword=distribution networks kn-keyword=distribution networks en-keyword=harmonic distortion kn-keyword=harmonic distortion en-keyword= load (electric) kn-keyword= load (electric) en-keyword=power filters kn-keyword=power filters en-keyword=power supply quality kn-keyword=power supply quality en-keyword=power system harmonics kn-keyword=power system harmonics END