Effects of power harmonics and its control techniques

Author

Mahesh, G. ; Ganesan, R. ; Das, Sisir K.

Author_Institution

SAMEER-Centre for Electromagn., Chennai, India

fYear

1999

fDate

6-8 Dec. 1999

Firstpage

400

Lastpage

405

Abstract

The pure sinusoidal wave shape generated by the electrical utilities is distorted by the harmonics produced by the increased use of nonlinear loads. These harmonics lead to adverse effects like excessive neutral current, increased distortion, transformer heating, transmission losses, interference on communication systems etc. This paper discusses the various sources of power harmonics with emphasis on UPS systems. Some experimental data of harmonic emission from, UPS systems is presented. The effects of the power harmonics and the international standards related to it are also highlighted. A few suggestions for controlling the harmonic emissions are also addressed.

Keywords

active filters; interference suppression; nonlinear network analysis; passive filters; power system harmonics; uninterruptible power supplies; UPS systems; active filters; communication systems interference; electrical utilities; excessive neutral current; experimental data; harmonic emission; harmonic filters; harmonic suppression; international standards; nonlinear loads; passive filters; power harmonics control techniques; power harmonics effects; sinusoidal wave shape generation; transformer heating; transmission losses; waveform distortion; Electronic ballasts; Electronic equipment; Frequency; Harmonic distortion; Power generation; Power harmonic filters; Power supplies; Power system harmonics; Uninterruptible power systems; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility '99. Proceedings of the International Conference on

Print_ISBN

81-900652-0-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICEMIC.1999.871670

Filename

871670