PC-controlled hand-held meter measures power system harmonics

Author

Bishop, M. Ir ; Gilker, C. ; Mendis, S.R.

Author_Institution

Cooper Power Syst. Inc., Franksville, WI, USA

Volume

4

Issue

4

fYear

1991

Firstpage

17

Lastpage

21

Abstract

The nature and effects of power system harmonics are reviewed. The V-Meter, a computer-controlled hand-held meter that measures power system harmonics, is discussed, and the instrumentation, data acquisition, computer interface, and data analysis capabilities used to track and analyze harmonics present in the system voltage or current are described. Since the performance of transformers in a harmonic-rich load environment is a major concern, an application of the meter on a dry-type transformer is featured.<>

Keywords

computerised control; computerised instrumentation; electric current measurement; harmonics; meters; microcomputer applications; power system measurement; power transformers; voltage measurement; V-Meter; computer interface; computer-controlled hand-held meter; current measurement; data acquisition; data analysis; dry-type transformer; harmonics measurement; instrumentation; power system harmonics; voltage measurement; Computer interfaces; Current measurement; Data acquisition; Data analysis; Handheld computers; Instruments; Power measurement; Power system analysis computing; Power system harmonics; Transformers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Applications in Power, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0895-0156

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/67.93199

Filename

93199