Abstract
This paper introduces the terminology and various issues related to ‘power quality’. The interest in power quality is explained in the context of a number of much wider developments in power engineering: deregulation of the electricity industry, increased customer-demands, and the integration of renewable energy sources. After an introduction of the different terminology power quality disturbances are discussed in detail: voltage dips and harmonic distortion. For each of these two disturbances, a number of other issues are briefly discussed, which are characterisation, origin, mitigation, and the need for future research
Highlights
Power Quality (PQ) has become increasingly important for industrial and commercial electric power customers, as today’s manufacturing and control processes rely on computerized equipment which is sensitive to power system interruptions and disturbances
This paper aims to elaborate power quality issues and the impact it may have to the users and utilities as utilities are bound in most cases to a pre-determined quality supply agreement
A power quality audit can help determine the causes of your problems and provide a well-designed plan to correct them
Summary
Power Quality (PQ) has become increasingly important for industrial and commercial electric power customers, as today’s manufacturing and control processes rely on computerized equipment which is sensitive to power system interruptions and disturbances. Power Quality is the characteristic of the energy or electrical supply by the utility which might affect the load (electrical equipments that are connected for an electrical supply) or vise versa (Faisal, 2005). Power quality issues have in recent years received an increasing attention both by the end users and utilities alike. This paper aims to elaborate power quality issues and the impact it may have to the users and utilities as utilities are bound in most cases to a pre-determined quality supply agreement
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