A power quality monitoring system: a case study in DSP-based solutions for electric power industry

Author

Ananth, L. ; Morcos, M.M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS, USA

Volume

19

Issue

7

fYear

1999

fDate

7/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

47

Lastpage

50

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop and implement a power quality monitoring system that will enable power quality engineers to conduct diagnostic testing in the field. The study is limited to the implementation of hardware and software required to process the analog signals received. A real-time monitoring system that can be used to perform automated power quality testing is described. The system is centered on a digital signal processor (DSP) interfaced to a personal computer (PC). The test signal is input to the system through the A/D board. The signal is analyzed in real-time in the DSP, and the results are transferred to the PC through the communication interface. The PC presents the results and interacts with the user. This system can be used to perform onsite power quality studies

Keywords

computerised monitoring; digital instrumentation; digital signal processing chips; power engineering computing; power supply quality; power system measurement; real-time systems; A/D board; DSP; analog signals processing; automated power quality testing; communication interface; diagnostic testing; digital signal processor; electric power industry; hardware; personal computer; power quality monitoring system; real-time; real-time monitoring system; software; Automatic testing; Computerized monitoring; Digital signal processing; Hardware; Performance evaluation; Power engineering and energy; Power quality; Real time systems; Signal processing; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Engineering Review, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/39.773788

Filename

773788