Title :
Effect of terminal capacitance on the supply current distortion factor
Author :
Abdel Aziz, M.M. ; Abou Elzahab, E.E. ; Ibrahim, Ahmed M. ; Zobaa, A.F.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Cairo Univ., Giza
Abstract :
The effect of capacitance compensation of nonlinear loads is considered on the displacement factor, distortion factor, and power factor. Optimization of the displacement factor is found to result in reduction of the distortion factor to a minimum value.
Keywords :
capacitance; compensation; power factor; power supply quality; power systems; capacitance compensation; displacement factor optimisation; distortion factor; minimum value; nonlinear loads; power factor; supply current distortion factor; terminal capacitance effect; Capacitance; Capacitors; Current supplies; Frequency; Impedance; Nonlinear distortion; Nonlinear equations; Power engineering and energy; Reactive power; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering 2002 Large Engineering Systems Conference on, LESCOPE 02
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7520-3
DOI :
10.1109/LESCPE.2002.1020686
