An area substation load model in the presence of harmonics

Author

Mancini, R. ; Zabar, Z. ; Birenbaum, L. ; Levi, E. ; Hajagos, J. ; Kalinowsky, S.

Author_Institution

Polytechnic Univ., Brooklyn, NY, USA

Volume

11

Issue

4

fYear

1996

fDate

10/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2013

Lastpage

2019

Abstract

A computer program is described which simulates the effects of harmonics introduced at the distribution level (13.8 kV/120 or 277 V) by nonlinear loads and which can be integrated into existing load flow codes. Each device is represented by a table of harmonics (amplitude and phase) of the current when energized by a sinusoidal voltage. For simplicity, it is assumed that the current waveform remains unchanged when the applied voltage becomes “slightly” distorted by the harmonic components of the current. An estimate is made of the error caused by this assumption

Keywords

digital simulation; distribution networks; load (electric); power system analysis computing; power system harmonics; substations; 120 V; 13.8 kV; 277 V; area substation load model; current waveform; distribution level; harmonic components; harmonics; load flow codes; nonlinear loads; sinusoidal voltage; Capacitors; Harmonic distortion; Load modeling; Power system harmonics; Power transformer insulation; Samarium; Substations; Switched-mode power supply; Variable speed drives; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/61.544289

Filename

544289