AUTOMATIC OPTIMIZATION AND CONTROL OF POWER FACTOR,

REACTIVE POWER AND REDUCTION OF THD FOR LINEAR AN

NONLINEAR LOAD BY USING ARDUINO UNO

Abstract:

Aim of this project is to discuss about power quality of the AC system, which has become a great
concern due to the rapidly increased use of inductive loads, electronic equipment (Linear and
Nonlinear load). We are wasting a part of the electrical energy everyday due to the lagging
power factor in the inductive loads which is used in the system. Hence, there is an urgent need to
avoid this wastage of energy, lower power factor and reactive power results in poor reliability,
safety problems and high energy cost. The power factor of power system is continuously
changing due to differences in the size and number of the equipment being used at a time. This
makes it challenging to balance the inductive and capacitive loads continuously. Many control
methods for the Power Factor Correction (PFC) were proposed. This paper presents a
computationally accurate technique to design and development of a single phase as well as three
phase power factor correction, reactive power and THD compensation using Arduino Uno
micro-controlling chip. The hardware implementation is developed by using Arduino Uno board.

Block Diagram:

Power Supply

Potential
transformer

Lagging
LINE (phase Zero Crossing Arduino power factor
and neutral) Detector (ZCD)

Current
transformer

Capacitor Bank

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Hardware requirements:
 Power supply
 Arduino
 Potential transformer (step down)
 Current transformer
 Zero crossing Detector
 Capacitor Bank

Software requirements:
 Arduino IDE
 Embedded C

Applications:
 Industries
 Homes
 Schools
 Colleges etc.

Advantages
 Maintain power stability
 No wastage of power

Further Details Contact: 9030333433, 087722616123rd & 4th Floor,

AVR Buildings, Opp to SV Music College, Balaji Colony, Tirupati - 515702
Email:info@takeoffprojects.com &takeoffstudentprojects@gmail.com | www.takeoffprojects.com