DocumentCode
1200756
Title
On the definition of total harmonic distortion and its effect on measurement interpretation
Author
Shmilovitz, D.
Author_Institution
Fac. of Eng., Tel Aviv Univ., Israel
Volume
20
Issue
1
fYear
2005
Firstpage
526
Lastpage
528
Abstract
The existence of two different definitions for total harmonic distortion (one in comparison to the fundamental and one in comparison to the signal´s root mean square) might cause ambiguity and misinterpretation of measured data. The difference between those definitions is stressed out in this letter. It is suggested that total harmonic distortion measurements in the context of power systems should always adopt the first definition and never the second.
Keywords
harmonic distortion; power supply quality; power system harmonics; power system measurement; nonlinear load; nonsinusoidal waveforms; power measurement; power meters; total harmonic distortion measurement; Area measurement; Distortion measurement; Harmonic distortion; Linearity; Power measurement; Power system harmonics; Power system measurements; Root mean square; Total harmonic distortion; Voltage; Harmonic distortion; nonlinear load; nonsinusoidal waveforms; power measurements; power meters;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0885-8977
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPWRD.2004.839744
Filename
1375138
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