ELECTRIC SUPPLY SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED EFFICIENCY THROUGH POWER FACTOR CORRECTION

Proper and efficient use of electricity safeguards our country from the extinction of power resources. The above saying enlightens the necessity to reduce losses during transmission, lessen the EB billing cost and enhance the efficiency of the system supplying the loads. The above objective is achieved by improving the PF. The PF can be enhanced using many PFC circuits. The PFC circuits can also be constructed based on FACTS devices. One such PFC circuit is designed and simulated through MATLAB SIMULINK. The artificial intelligence technique chosen is fuzzy logic. The result shows a rise in PF, which also reduces the problems of voltage fluctuations and overloading thereby protecting the consumer?s appliances. Thus, using this concept of PFC in homes advances the economy of consumers to a considerable extent.