Title :
Harmonic analysis of the industrial power system with an AC electric arc furnace
Author :
Chang, G.W. ; Liu, Y.J. ; Huang, H.M. ; Chu, S.Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Chung Chen Univ., Ming-Hsiung
Abstract :
Power quality is a growing concern to both electric utilities and their customers. Among the commonly seen nonlinear loads, electric arc furnaces (EAFs) in the steel plant play important roles that cause power quality disturbances. The nonlinear characteristics of the EAF generate significant harmonic currents and flickers flowing through the plant and the utility power system. This paper presents a harmonic analysis for a steel plant with an ac EAF load. Simulation results obtained by using Matlab/Simulink are then validated by the actual measuring data. It is shown that the simulation model including the power network and the EAF load is relatively accurate in comparing with the actual field measurements
Keywords :
arc furnaces; harmonic analysis; industrial power systems; power supply quality; steel industry; AC electric arc furnace; Matlab-Simulink; harmonic analysis; harmonic currents; industrial power system; power network; power quality; power quality disturbances; steel plant; utility power system; Character generation; Furnaces; Harmonic analysis; Industrial power systems; Power industry; Power quality; Power system harmonics; Power system modeling; Power system simulation; Steel; Power quality; electric arc furnace; flickers; harmonics; nonlinear load;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0493-2
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2006.1709471
