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What is Reactive Power?

Published by Peter W. Sauer, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, September 16th, 2003 Published in Power Systems Engineering Research Center (PSERC) Background Paper on Grid Reliability. Link: https://pserc.wisc.edu/resources/background.aspx Engineering talk Reactive power is a quantity that is normally only defined for alternating current (AC) electrical systems. Our U.S. interconnected gridContinue reading “What is Reactive Power?”

Developing a PQ Technology Park Concept for Poland

Published by Mark McGranaghan, Director, Distribution, Power Quality, and Intelligrid Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Warsaw June 25th, 2008

The Evolution of Revenue Meters to Smart Meters

Published by Terence (Terry) E. Chandler, Founder and Director of Power Quality Inc. Email: terryc@powerquality.org Presented in Powermetrix Webinar on Tuesday, March 2nd 2021.

Distribution Energy Efficiency Program (DEEP)

Published by Chuck Wallis, Distribution Engineering Services Manager, Alabama Power/Southern Company Presented at EPRI PQ and Smart Distribution 2010 Conference and Exhibition:Transporting You into the 21st Century Distribution System, June 14th – 17th, 2010

Isolating An Underground Cable Failure

Published by Charlie Williams, Senior Systems Consultant, S&C Electric Company

AC “Ice Cube” Relays Applied for Improved Power Quality

Published by Mark Stephens, P.E. and Alden Wright, P.E., CEM EPRI, Knoxville Presented at EPRI PQ and Smart Distribution 2010 Conference and Exhibition:Transporting You into the 21st Century Distribution System, June 14th – 17th, 2010

Power Quality Considerations of Wind Power Plants

Published by David Mueller, P.E., Manager, Power System Studies, Electrotek Concepts, Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Email: davem@electrotek.com Presented at 2010 Georgia Tech Fault Disturbance Analysis Conference Abstract Wind power plants are the fastest growing power generation source, and this trend is expected to continue. This paper describes the different types of wind power turbine electricalContinue reading “Power Quality Considerations of Wind Power Plants”

The Evolution of Revenue Meters to Smart Meters

with Terence (Terry) E. Chandler, Founder and Director of Engineering, Power Quality Inc. Tuesday, March 2nd at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (EST) Join us on Tuesday, March 2nd at 11 am (EST) as we welcome industry expert and Powermetrix distributor Terry Chandler from Power Quality Inc. to discuss the evolution of revenue meters to smart meters. Terry has moreContinue reading “The Evolution of Revenue Meters to Smart Meters”

Potential Effects of Low Steady State Voltage for Energy Efficiency Improvements on PQ

Published by Bill Howe, P.E., Program Manager, EPRI Power Quality Manager Presented at EPRI PQ and Smart Distribution 2010 Conference and Exhibition:Transporting You into the 21st Century Distribution System, June 14th – 17th, 2010

Case Studies of Harmonic Problems, Analysis, & Solutions on Transmission Systems

Published by David Mueller, Manager, Power System Studies, Electrotek Concepts Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Email: dmueller@electrotek.com Published in: 2007 9th International Conference on Electrical Power Quality and Utilisation Abstract Transmission systems around the world are increasingly applying capacitor banks on their transmission systems, primarily to support transmission systems and avoid voltage collapse issues leading toContinue reading “Case Studies of Harmonic Problems, Analysis, & Solutions on Transmission Systems”