Electronic process equipment compatibility evaluation project for power quality enhancement-a Malaysian experience

This paper has described preliminary results obtained from the joint project conducted by the University Malaya, Tenaga Nasional Berhad and Texas Instrument of Malaysia (TIM). Although the project is not yet completed, it has managed to reveal several important considerations useful for the Malaysian government in understanding the impact of voltage sag to industries. The next phase of the project will be in terms of evaluating suitable mitigation measures for TIM by balancing the level of equipment sensitivity toward voltage sag, the probability of voltage sag frequency, as well as the cost benefit that can be derived from it. The overall work towards this achievement is targeted by the end of year 2001