International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Vol 15, No 3: June 2025

Comparative analysis of active filters, inductor-capacitor and inductor-capacitor-inductor passive filters in reducing harmonics

Siregar, Yulianta (Unknown)
Azhari, Naomi (Unknown)
Mohamed, Nur Nabila (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jun 2025

Abstract

Control equipment at substations requires a rectifier to convert alternative current (AC)-direct current (DC) electric current to provide DC power for relays, motors for disconnector switches and power breaker switches, and telecommunications equipment. Rectifiers have non-linear load characteristics, which can result in a waveform that is not pure sinusoidal due to the interaction of fundamental frequency sinusoidal waves with other waves known as harmonics. Therefore, to not interfere with the equipment's work, a filter is needed to reduce the harmonics produced by the rectifier. In this research, using MATLAB/Simulink, prevention was carried out using active filters, inductor-capacitor (LC), and inductor-capacitor-inductor (LCL) passive filters (Ta, Tc, and Td designs) separately. After the research was carried out, it was found that the amount of harmonics before installing the filter was 49.61%. Then, after installing the active filter, the harmonics were reduced to 0.29%, the installation of the passive LC filter was reduced to 9.29%, and the installation of the LCL filter (Ta, Tc, and Td) became 1.44%, 0.29%, and 1.44%.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJECE

Publisher

Subject

Computer Science & IT Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Description

International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE, ISSN: 2088-8708, a SCOPUS indexed Journal, SNIP: 1.001; SJR: 0.296; CiteScore: 0.99; SJR & CiteScore Q2 on both of the Electrical & Electronics Engineering, and Computer Science) is the official publication of the Institute of ...