Title :
Harmonic effects of variable speed air conditioners on a single-phase lateral and on the distribution feeders in a typical residential power system. I
Author :
Essah, D. ; Feiste, E. ; O´Connell, R. ; Hoft, R.G. ; Brownfield, G.
Author_Institution :
Power Electron. Res. Center, Missouri Univ., Columbia, MO, USA
Abstract :
Results of using SPICE simulation software to study the harmonic impact of variable speed air conditioners (VSAC) on a typical residential power system are presented. Results show that IEEE 519-1990 limit of 5% voltage total harmonic distortion is exceeded either at service entrances to residential homes on a single-phase lateral when 33% of the homes on that lateral contain VSACs, or on the 12.47 kV distribution feeders when 9% of the homes throughout the entire system contain VSACs
Keywords :
SPICE; air conditioning; digital simulation; distribution networks; power system analysis computing; power system harmonics; 12.47 kV; IEEE 519-1990; SPICE simulation software; distribution feeders; harmonic effects; residential power system; service entrances; single-phase lateral; total harmonic distortion; variable speed air conditioners; Circuits; Distortion measurement; Harmonic distortion; Impedance; Inverters; Power electronics; Power system harmonics; Power system measurements; Power system simulation; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1994. APEC '94. Conference Proceedings 1994., Ninth Annual
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1456-5
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.1994.316340
