What is difference between THD and TDD? While power electronics have created considerable energy savings, they can distort the quality of electrical power delivered through the building they serve, reducing the effectiveness and life span of the power electronics contained within that building. THD is described as the instantaneous value of the ratio of the root-mean-square (rms) of the harmonic c...
Reactive currents backstreaming from Solar to Utility Reactive currents backstreaming(from Solar plant) in power supply system is not only harmful but also expensive for financial purposes. Parasite currents in both electricity transmission lines and equipment of solar power-stations cause financial losses because of converting electric energy to thermal (thus making generation amount lower, that ...
Electricity is generated by generating stations and transmitted to load centers from where it is distributed to end consumers. These load centers are controlled by distribution utilities, and there is an inter-change of energy between different utilities connected to the grid. Consumers connected to the distribution utilities, though consuming active energy may or may not consume reactive energy. ...
YTPQC-AHF Active Harmonic Filter Based on the broad knowledge and experience in terms of solutions and applications in power quality, YT ELECTRIC has developed YTPQC-AHF Active Harmonic Filters. YTPQC Active Harmonic Filter is an active power correction solution to help stabilize electrical networks by providing harmonic mitigation and power factor correction, and load balancing. It is speci...
The reactive power consumed by the transformer is generally about 10% to 15% of its rated capacity, and its no-load reactive power is about 1/3 of the full load. Therefore, in order to improve power factor (PF) of the power system, the transformer should not operate at no-load or in a long-term low-load operation state. Vigorously improving the power factor of transformers, reducing line losses, a...
Why power factor is lower at power grid with solar? The active power and reactive power consumed by the system is fixed. When there is photovoltaic, photovoltaic provides active power, so the active power provided by the system decreases, and the reactive power remains unchanged, so the power factor decreases. If the active power provided by photovoltaics is close to the active power consumed by t...
Power electronics devices are widely used in various applications including renewable energy systems, electric vehicles, motor drives, and power supply systems. While power electronics devices provide flexibility and control, they can also introduce power quality problems. Some of the common power quality problems caused by power electronics devices are: Harmonic Distortion: Power electronics devi...
What is the fault characteristics of power systems? In power systems, faults refer to abnormal conditions that occur due to equipment failures, environmental factors, or other disturbances. Faults can lead to disruptions in the electrical system, potentially causing equipment damage, system instability, or even blackouts. The fault characteristics in power systems include the following: Transients...