Current-limiting fuses improve power quality

Author

Kojovic, Lj A. ; Hassler, S.P. ; Singh, H. ; Williams, C.W., Jr.

Author_Institution

Cooper Power Syst., Franksville, WI, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

281

Abstract

Delivering quality power to industrial and commercial customers is of strategic business importance to utilities. In addition, business economics now require utilities to look for the most cost-effective solutions. This paper shows how power quality can be improved for customers with sensitive equipment loads by utilizing current-limiting fuses on distribution feeders and/or laterals. The installation of more expensive power conditioning equipment can be avoided in many situations

Keywords

electric fuses; fault current limiters; industrial power systems; overcurrent protection; power distribution economics; power distribution protection; power supply quality; business economics; commercial customers; cost-effective solutions; current-limiting fuses; distribution feeders; distribution laterals; electric utilities; industrial customers; power quality; quality power delivery; sensitive equipment loads; strategic business importance; Business; Circuit testing; Fault currents; Fuses; Power generation economics; Power quality; Power system economics; Surges; System testing; Voltage fluctuations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, 2001 IEEE/PES

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7285-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TDC.2001.971248

Filename

971248