Title :
The IEEE standard 1459: What and why?
Author :
Willems, Jacques L.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
This contribution presents the main ideas of the IEEE Standard 1459 on definitions for the measurement of electric power quantities under sinusoidal and nonsinusoidal, single-phase and poly-phase, balanced and unbalanced situations. The motivation of the Standard is discussed. The problems encountered in trying to generalize the well known concepts of active power, reactive power, apparent power and power factor, very well established for single-phase sinusoidal systems, are pointed out. The IEEE Standard 1459 is compared with the related DIN Norm 40110.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; measurement standards; power measurement; DIN Norm 40110; IEEE standard 1459; apparent power; electric power quantities; power factor; reactive power; single-phase sinusoidal systems; Conductors; IEEE standards; Pollution measurement; Power system harmonics; Reactive power; Voltage measurement; IEEE Standard; active power; apparent power; power factor; reactive power;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Measurements For Power Systems (AMPS), 2010 IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Aachen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7372-4
DOI :
10.1109/AMPS.2010.5609324
