• DocumentCode
    3049859
  • Title

    AC and DC arc furnaces: a comparison on some power quality aspects

  • Author

    Carpinelli, G. ; Manno, M. Di ; Verde, P. ; Tironi, E. ; Zaninelli, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Ingegneria Ind, Univ. degli Studi di Cassino, Italy
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    18-22 Jul 1999
  • Firstpage
    499
  • Abstract
    The paper deals with a comparison between AC and DC arc furnaces taking into account power quality indices. The study is performed using computer simulation based on the ATP program, assuming as reference a real AC arc furnace plant. Flicker phenomenon, harmonic and interharmonic distortion are evaluated for both DC and AC arc furnaces
  • Keywords
    arc furnaces; harmonic distortion; power supply quality; power system analysis computing; power system harmonics; AC arc furnaces; ATP software; DC arc furnaces; computer simulation; flicker phenomenon; harmonic distortion; interharmonic distortion; power quality comparison; power quality indices; Circuits; Control systems; Frequency; Furnaces; Inductors; Lamps; Medium voltage; Power quality; Power system harmonics; Voltage fluctuations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Engineering Society Summer Meeting, 1999. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Edmonton, Alta.
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5569-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PESS.1999.784401
  • Filename
    784401