Voltage Quality Factor for Networks Supplying Unbalanced Nonlinear Loads.

Authors

  • Juan Carlos Montaño Spanish Research Council (CSIC), IRNAS, Reina Mercedes Campus Author
  • Dolores Borrás Electrical Engineering Department. University of Sevilla Author
  • Manuel Castilla Electrical Engineering Department. University of Sevilla Author
  • Antonio López Electronic Technology Department. University of Sevilla Author
  • Jaime Gutiérrez Applied Physics Department. University of Sevilla Author
  • Juan Carlos Bravo Electrical Engineering Department. University of Sevilla Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24084/repqj03.248

Keywords:

Power quality, harmonic distortion, nonlinear circuits, power systems

Abstract

While the common term for describing the harmonic content and the unbalanced loading of the three-phase supply is power quality, it is actually the quality of the voltage that is being addressed in most cases. The power supply system can only control the quality of the voltage; it has no control over the currents that particular loads might draw. Therefore, the standards in the power quality area are devoted to maintaining the voltage within certain limits.

In this paper, a voltage quality factor, designated VQF, is suggested that integrally assesses the voltage quality of a given three phase supply from the two aspects mentioned above.

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Published

2024-01-08

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2005)

Section

Articles