Types‐1 and ‐2 fuzzy logic controllers‐based shunt active filter I d – I q control strategy with different fuzzy membership functions for power quality improvement using RTDS hardware

This research paper proposes the shunt active filter (SHAF), which is used to improve the power quality of the electrical network by mitigating the harmonics with the help of Types‐1 and ‐2 fuzzy logic controllers (Types‐1 and ‐2 FLC) using different fuzzy membership functions (MFs). To carry out this analysis, active and reactive current ( I d – I q ) control strategy is chosen. Three‐phase reference current waveforms generated by proposed scheme are tracked by the three‐phase voltage source converter in a hysteresis band control scheme. The performance of the proposed control strategy has been evaluated in terms of harmonic mitigation and DC‐link voltage regulation under various source conditions. To maintain DC‐link voltage constant and to generate the compensating reference currents, the authors have developed Types‐1 and ‐2 FLC with different fuzzy MFs (trapezoidal, triangular and Gaussian). The I d – I q control strategy with proposed Type‐2 FLC is able to eliminate the uncertainty in the system and SHAF gains outstanding compensation abilities. The detailed real‐time results using real‐time digital simulator are presented to support the feasibility of proposed control strategy.