Power Quality implications of new residential appliances

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dc.contributor.authorHardie, S.
dc.contributor.authorWatson, N.
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-15T22:41:09Z
dc.date.available2015-02-15T22:41:09Z
dc.date.issued2010en
dc.description.abstractPower Quality (or more accurately Voltage Quality) has become a significant issue in New Zealand with the changing nature of the loads. In the residential sector, many home appliances being bought now have electronic power converters which characteristically draw a non-sinusoidal current waveform. This results in increased harmonic levels in the distribution network. Unfortunately, some of these appliances are also relatively heavy loads, and many of the lighter loads have little harmonic diversity between them. An investigation is in progress by the EPECentre and University of Canterbury (funded by Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (FRST) and the EEA) to develop Power Quality guidelines. As part of this, characterisation of the harmonic emissions from home appliances being sold and used is required so that the possible effect on distribution networks can be determined. Moreover, this will point to possible mitigation options that can be implemented. This paper gives an overview of the home appliances tested so far, so as to provide some insight into how they will impact Power Quality levels in a distribution network.en
dc.identifier.citationHardie, S., Watson, N. (2010) Power Quality implications of new residential appliances. Christchurch, New Zealand: Electricity Engineers' Association (EEA) Annual Conference, 17-18 Jun 2010.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/10134
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. Electrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.rights.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::09 - Engineering::0906 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering::090607 - Power and Energy Systems Engineering (excl. Renewable Power)en
dc.titlePower Quality implications of new residential appliancesen
dc.typeConference Contributions - Published
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