Customer flicker emission assessment: A new method based on RMS value measurements

The present paper presents a simple and novel method for flicker source assessment. The method needs small volume of on-site data recordings; it is based on electromechanical transient simulation with recorded customer load impedance variations and simplified IEC flicker meter emulator. The method makes it possible to assess flicker emission with fast monitoring electric RMS values. It may be used by system operators to perform flicker assessment with their available power quality monitoring data.