Power Quality Solutions in KSA: Opportunities for SVG&AHF Saudi Arabia’s ambitious NEOM project is transforming the landscape of the Kingdom’s infrastructure, making it a key focal point for global investment and technological innovation. At the heart of this visionary endeavor is the drive for sustainability and cutting-edge development, creating vast opportunities in various sect...
China has established itself as a global leader in manufacturing across numerous industries, including the development of advanced electrical and electronic systems. Active Harmonic Filters (AHFs) are a critical component in modern electrical networks, helping to improve power quality by mitigating harmonic distortion, reducing energy losses, and ensuring compliance with international standards. B...
As industries across the globe strive towards decarbonization, the steel sector is undergoing a significant transformation. The shift from traditional fossil-fuel-based steel production to more sustainable, electrified methods—commonly known as “Green Steel” production—has the potential to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of this crucial industry. However, with thi...
Battery energy storage systems (BESSes) act as reserve energy that can complement the existing grid to serve several different purposes. Potential grid applications are listed in Figure 1 and categorized as either power or energy-intensive, i.e., requiring a large energy reserve or high power capability. They can also be classified according to the deployment time scale, which ranges from millisec...
How to Measure Power Quality Efficient energy use is a key goal for organizations and institutions that generate, transmit, and distribute electricity. Improving efficiency requires better power quality, otherwise, it can harm electrical systems. Measuring power quality is essential to identify and fix these issues. Accurate measurements from correct points are critical. I. Introduction Mos...
Introduction Power quality refers to the characteristics of electric power supplied to end users, particularly its ability to ensure the proper functioning of electrical devices. With the increasing use of sensitive equipment such as programmable logic controllers, variable frequency drives (VFDs), and computers in modern industries, the tolerance for power disturbances such as voltage dips, swell...
Power quality metering for industrial efficiency In today's competitive industrial landscape, ensuring an uninterrupted, stable, and efficient power supply is essential. Power quality issues such as voltage fluctuations, harmonic distortion, and poor power factor can lead to significant operational downtime, costly equipment repairs, and reduced energy efficiency. Power quality metering is a criti...
Before diving into the architecture and types of battery energy storage systems (BESS), it is essential to familiarize ourselves with key terminology commonly used in this field. Various parameters are crucial in describing the behavior and performance of BESS. · Capacity [Ah]: This represents the amount of electric charge the system can supply to a connected load while maintaining an accep...