The impact of energy saving technologies on electric distribution system power quality

Author

Heydt, G.T. ; Hoffman, S.P. ; Risal, A. ; Sasaki, K.I. ; Kemper, M.J.

Author_Institution

Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

25-27 May 1994

Firstpage

176

Lastpage

181

Abstract

This paper contains a discussion of several energy saving technologies and their impact on electric power distribution systems. The reduced power demand of these energy saving devices reduces the peak system demand. However, there are increased distribution transformer and distribution network losses due to the distorted load current waveshape. These losses, when integrated over many services and over the year, represent a significant cost due to fuel costs and higher peak. The main focus of the discussion relates to ASD heat pumps and electronic ballast fluorescent lighting

Keywords

distribution networks; electric drives; energy conservation; fluorescent lamps; heat pumps; lamp accessories; losses; power supply quality; power transformers; variable speed drives; ASD heat pumps; distorted load current waveshape; distribution network losses; distribution transformer losses; electric distribution system; electronic ballast fluorescent lighting; energy saving; fuel costs; peak system demand reduction; power quality; reduced power demand; Circuits; Costs; Dielectric losses; Electronic ballasts; Frequency; Heat pumps; Power generation economics; Power quality; Rectifiers; Variable speed drives;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Electronics, 1994. Symposium Proceedings, ISIE '94., 1994 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Santiago

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1961-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISIE.1994.333152

Filename

333152