Personal computers draw non-sinusoidal current with odd harmonics more significantly. Power Quality of distribution networks is severely affected due to the flow of these generated harmonics during the operation of electronic loads. Switch-mode power supplies (SMPS) are one of the most vital part of PC, typically found in large numbers in modern power supply systems. These devices usually draw ...

Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) have demonstrated very interesting properties in adaptive identification schemes and control laws. In this work, they are employed for the on-line control strategy of an Active Power Filter (APF) in order to improve its performance. Indeed, neural-based approaches are synthesized to design adaptive and efficient harmonic identification schemes. The proposed neu...

The first paper in this short sequence described the idea of a simplifying transformation and applied the concept to a numerical optimisation-based variant of normal form analysis. The idea of the numerical normal form transformation was simply to eliminate or reduce the contribution of a pre-defined set of harmonics in the system response. It was shown that reducing the defined harmonics could...

In renewable power generation doubly fed induction generators (DFIG) are used, in which the stator of the generator is directly connected to mains, while the converter for the rotor is rated only for slip power. Due to the interaction of rotor and stator windings in a DFIG, the high-frequency harmonics caused by the pulsed output of rotor power converters are transmitted into the stator current...

Abstract: Along with the increasing demand on improving power quality i.e generally defined as any change in power (voltage, current, or frequency) that interferes with the normal operation of electrical equipment, the most popular technique that has been used is Active Power Filter (APF); This is because Passive filters performance is limited to a few harmonics and they can introduce resonance...

Current and voltage waveforms of a distribution or a transmission system are not pure sinusoids. There are distortions in these waveforms that consist of a combination of the fundamental frequency, harmonics and high frequency transients. This paper presents an enhanced measurement scheme for identification and tracking of harmonics in power system. The proposed technique is not limited to stat...

PWM inverters ideally shift the output voltage spectrum around the switching frequency. Thus ideally PWM inverters do not introduce any significant lower order harmonics. However, in real systems, due to deadtime effect, device drops and other non-idealities lower order harmonics are present. In order to attenuate these lower order harmonics and hence to improve the quality of output current, t...

Utility of non-linear load leads to generation of harmonics in industry which is affecting the power quality as well as performance of devices like motors and controllers etc. Harmonic Measurement and analysis to obtain the harmonic content of current and voltage has become vital task in context with increasing power quality. This paper discusses the effect of harmonics on power system and the ...