Group No: 01

Grid Tied Multilevel Inverter with

Power Quality Monitoring

Project Advisor: Dr. Syed Abdul Rahman Kashif

Department of Electrical Engineering,
University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
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Dated: 4th November, 2016

Team Introduction
Sajjad Ahmed (Team Leader)

Muhammad Sohaib Shahid

2013-EE-019

2013-EE-121

Specialization: Power

Specialization: Power

Hamid Razzaq

Muhammad Umair Aslam

2013-EE-041

2013-EE-042

Specialization: Power

Specialization: Power

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Dated: 4th November, 2016

Problem Statement
Design of inverter for grid connectivity
Development of a low cost power quality analyzer
Standalone system with a graphical user interface
Inefficient use of power by consumers

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Proposed Solution
Data acquisition and manipulation using NI LabVIEW.
Low cost solution for power quality monitoring
Targeting utility to impose penalty on consumers for
inefficient use of power

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Block Diagram

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Phases of Project
Inverter Design

Power Quality
Monitoring

Data acquisition
Data manipulation
GUI Display

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Flow Diagram
dat
a

Loa
d

Sensors

ADC

Indicato
rs

GUI

Voltage

Current

Power
Factor

P, Q & S

Crest
factor

LabVIE
W
Data
manipulatio
n

THDi &
THDv

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Applications
Low cost solution for industries.
Real time information
Efficient distribution of power by utility
Low cost load quality analysis
Affordable and user friendly
Safe to use
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Audience
Industry
Power distribution companies
Load manufacturing companies
Tariff deciding companies

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Marketing
Seminars
Media
Partnership with utility
Informative sessions

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Progress of project
Development of LabVIEW GUI for measurement of:

Voltage
Current
Power factor
P,Q and S
THD (current, voltage)
Crest factor
Comparison of results with FLUKE-435
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Comparison

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Future Deliverables
A compact product with measurements extending to 3
phase systems
Results with high accuracy and precision
Eye towards future market
Attempt to implement in UET power system as well
To develop a prototype of an accurate power quality
analyzer
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References
Power electronics by Haroon M. Rashid, 3 rd edition
https://www.smartsheet.com
https://www.ni.com
https://www.slideshare.net

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Dated: 4th November, 2016