Power harmonics management
From Electrical Installation Guide
Detect and eliminate harmonics: why?
Definition and origin of harmonics
Essential indicators of harmonic distortion and measurement principles
- Power factor
- Crest factor
- Harmonic spectrum
- r.m.s. values
- Usefulness of the various indicators of Harmonic distortion
Harmonic measurement in electrical networks
Main effects of harmonics in electrical installations
- Resonance
- Increased losses
- Overload of equipment
- Disturbances affecting sensitive loads
- Economic impact
Harmonics standards
Solutions to mitigate harmonics
- Basic solutions to mitigate harmonics
- Harmonic filtering
- The method to optimize harmonics mitigation
