POWER ELECTRONICS HANDBOOK, 3rd Edition

40

Power Quality

S. Mark Halpin and Angela Card

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University, Alabama, USA

40.1 Introduction

40.2 Power Quality

40.2.1 Steady-state Voltage Frequency and Magnitude

40.2.2 Voltage Sags

40.2.3 Grounding

40.2.4 Harmonics

40.2.5 Voltage Fluctuations and Flicker

40.2.6 Transients

40.2.7 Monitoring and Measurement

40.3 Reactive Power and Harmonic Compensation

40.3.1 Typical Harmonics Produced by Equipment

40.3.2 Resonance

40.3.3 Harmonic Filters

40.4 IEEE Standards

40.5 Conclusions

     Further Reading

40.1 Introduction

Power electronics and power quality are irrevocably linked together as we strive to advance both broad areas. With the dramatic increases over the last 20 years in energy ...