FPGA-based online power quality monitoring system for electrical distribution network

In this paper, a new generation Internet-based Power Quality Monitoring System (IPQMS) that transmits real-time power quality (PQ) data over the internet has been developed. The monitoring system has the ability to measure PQ parameters in accordance with the related standards. This monitoring system includes many hardware and software designs and presents an efficient structure. PQ parameters are determined by signal processing algorithms that are applied to the current and voltage signals continuously obtained from the electrical power network. These signal processing algorithms are performed as embedded functions in the FPGA device. The PQ data obtained from the measurement points are transmitted to a server by UDP/IP communication protocol that is implemented in the FPGA device. The monitoring, reporting and permanently storing tasks are accomplished with the real-time automation software and web applications that running on the server computer. With its innovative software and hardware designs, the proposed monitoring approach presents a very useful monitoring structure that can be used in the PQ field.