High Frequency Harmonics Emission in Smart Grids

The term ‘smart grid‘, is nowadays very often used in many publications and so far has not been explicitly defined, however it refers mainly to such an operation of electricity delivery process that allows to optimize energy efficiency by flexible interconnection of central and distributed generators through transmission and distribution system to industrial and consumer end-users [1], [3], [11], [13], [15], [17]. This functionality of power delivery system requires the use of power electronic converters at generation, consumer and grid operation levels. Harmonic pollution generated by power electronics converters is one of the key problems of integrating them compatibly with the power grid, especially when its rated power is high with relation to the grid’s short-circuit power at connection point [18], [19], [20].