New conditions for applying surcharges (discounts) to electricity payments for generation and consumption of harmonic component currents

Abstract

Technical means of suppression of harmonic component currents installed in the consumer's electric network are able to reduce the level of harmonic component currents and reduce the harmful effects of their flow. The consumer's interest in installing such means is significantly increased when discounts (surcharges) are applied to the payment for electricity consumed for generation and consumption of harmonic currents. However, the attempt to apply allowances (discounts) has failed in the past. The article proposes to review and discuss new conditions for the application of surcharges (discounts) to the payment for electricity for generation and consumption of harmonic currents, taking into account the unsuccessful experience of use in the past. The article proposes a methodology for calculating and using surcharges (discounts) to the payment for electricity consumption for generation and consumption of harmonic component currents to manage the power quality in the power supply systems of consumers of a grid organization with nonlinear loads.