Genetic Algorithm Optimizing Technique for Power Quality Enhancement

Abstract

Unified Power Quality Control commonly known as UPQC can be a better option to mitigate the power quality issues like voltage & current abnormalities on the demand side.  UPQC is a combination device that contains two voltage source converters connected with a DC link. Moving towards sustainable development, a classic architecture of the UPQC with PV Arrays as a renewable energy resource is considered using MATLAB/SIMULINK software. The results were optimized using Genetic Algorithm Optimizing Technique. GA is one of the soft computing techniques that helped to enhance the power quality of the system containing transient supply for variable speed drives.