Title :
Effects of power disturbances on sensitive loads
Author :
Cumbria, N. ; DeRegt, M. ; Rao, N.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Calgary Univ., Alta., Canada
Abstract :
This paper investigates the effects of electrical disturbances as they apply to various household sensitive loads, namely personal computers (PCs) and household appliances. In testing, the PC was subjected to overvoltages, outages, as well as momentary and temporary undervoltages to simulate brownouts and blackouts on the system. The various household appliances were also subjected to said undervoltages, and a study was completed on the effects of surges on these appliances.
Keywords :
domestic appliances; load (electric); power supply quality; power system faults; blackouts; brownouts; household appliances; momentary undervoltages; personal computers; power disturbances effects; sensitive loads; surge effects; temporary undervoltages; Circuit faults; Frequency; Home appliances; Lightning; Power quality; Steady-state; Surges; Switching circuits; Voltage; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1999 IEEE Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5579-2
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.1999.808228
