Title :
The impact of power quality on industry in Africa
Author_Institution :
Technol. Group, Eskom, Johannesburg, South Africa
Abstract :
Electricity is a product which, in common with any other product, has parameters of cost and quality. Poor power quality raises the cost of use of electricity and gives rise to incompatibility between customers. This paper outlines the technical quality issues associated with the production and use of electricity in Africa from the basis of knowledge and experience gained in South Africa
Keywords :
electrical faults; electricity supply industry; harmonic distortion; industrial power systems; power supply quality; power system harmonics; power system transients; Africa; electric utilities; electricity costs; electricity supply; incompatibility; industrial power supplies; power interruptions; power quality; voltage dips; voltage flicker; voltage harmonics; voltage unbalance; Africa; Circuit faults; Costs; Degradation; Furnaces; Power generation; Power quality; Surge protection; Voltage control; Voltage fluctuations;
Conference_Titel :
AFRICON, 1996., IEEE AFRICON 4th
Conference_Location :
Stellenbosch
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3019-6
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.1996.563070
