Title :
Harmonic compensation of commercial and industrial power systems
Author :
Dodroe, S.J. ; Radmer, D.T. ; Montgomery, R. ; Chen, J. ; Foertsch, J.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Gonzaga Univ., Spokane, WA, USA
Abstract :
The harmonic currents drawn by many types of nonlinear loads have been described in the literature. However, there is still a need for a method for predicting the effects of combinations of three-phase and single-phase nonlinear loads. This paper presents a general method for estimating the root-mean-square (RMS) values of electric currents and total harmonic distortion (THD) due to any number of selected types of nonlinear loads on three-phase four-wire and single-phase three-wire distribution systems. Data was gathered from experimentation and was used to validate the proposed method. Results of simulations of various harmonic reduction and compensation techniques are also presented
Keywords :
compensation; digital simulation; distribution networks; load (electric); power system analysis computing; power system harmonics; commercial power systems; electric currents; harmonic compensation; harmonic compensation techniques; harmonic reduction techniques; industrial power systems; overloaded neutral conductors; power quality; root-mean-square values; simulations; single-phase nonlinear loads; single-phase three-wire distribution systems; three-phase four-wire distribution systems; three-phase nonlinear loads; total harmonic distortion; Computational modeling; Conductors; Current; Industrial power systems; Power distribution; Power quality; Power system harmonics; Student members; Total harmonic distortion; Transformers;
Conference_Titel :
Transmission and Distribution Conference, 1994., Proceedings of the 1994 IEEE Power Engineering Society
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1883-8
DOI :
10.1109/TDC.1994.328367
