Eliminating harmonics problems caused by VFDs

Author

Houdek, John A.

Author_Institution

Allied Ind. Marketing, Inc., Milwaukee, WI

fYear

2008

fDate

21-24 April 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Electrical distribution networks can experience low levels of harmonic distortion and higher efficiency when harmonic distortion is mitigated at its source. This requires solving for harmonic distortion at the facility level and more specifically at the loads which are the source for harmonics. This paper explains practical techniques to mitigate harmonics at the facility level in an effort to improve the quality of electrical power both in the facility as well as on the distribution system.

Keywords

distribution networks; harmonic distortion; low-pass filters; power harmonic filters; power supply quality; distribution system; electrical distribution networks; electrical power quality; harmonic distortion; low pass harmonic filter; Cogeneration; Frequency; Harmonic distortion; Harmonic filters; Impedance; Power harmonic filters; Power system harmonics; Resonance; Skin effect; Voltage; Distortion; IEEE-std-519; distribution; facility; harmonics; linear load; low pass harmonic filter; mitigate; non-linear load;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exposition, 2008. T&D. IEEE/PES

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1903-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1904-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TDC.2008.4517271

Filename

4517271