• DocumentCode
    1210031
  • Title

    Analysis of the neutral conductor current in a three-phase supplied network with nonlinear single-phase loads

  • Author

    Desmet, Jan J M ; Sweertvaegher, Isabel ; Vanalme, Greet ; Stockman, Kurt ; Belmans, Ronnie J M

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. P.I.H., Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen, Kortrijk, Belgium
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    587
  • Lastpage
    593
  • Abstract
    This paper describes what factors (i.e., load and supply) have an important effect on the neutral conductor current. It is shown that an asymmetry up to 10° or an unbalance of 10% in the power supply has only a minor effect on the RMS value of the neutral conductor current. An unbalance in load conditions increases the neutral conductor current. Harmonics in the power supply voltage highly affect the RMS value of the neutral conductor current.
  • Keywords
    harmonic distortion; load (electric); power supply quality; power system harmonics; current measurement; harmonic distortion; neutral conductor current analysis; nonlinear single-phase loads; power quality; power supply voltage harmonics; three-phase power system; Conductors; Distortion measurement; Equations; Harmonic distortion; Intelligent networks; Power measurement; Power quality; Power supplies; Power system harmonics; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-9994
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIA.2003.810638
  • Filename
    1201521