Title :
On the definition of total harmonic distortion and its effect on measurement interpretation
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Tel Aviv Univ., Israel
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;
Journal_Title :
Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPWRD.2004.839744
