Tag Archives: Power Quality

Bruce’s Laws of PQ Problem Solving

Published by Bruce Lonie, President, POWERetc Corporation, 3350 Scott Blvd., Bldg 55 Unit 1 Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA, (408) 540-3199 | m (408) 666-6500, Email: BruceL@POWERetc.com | Website: http://www.POWERetc.com 1.Do the simple things first. 2.There is always more than one problem. There are always more than one or two problems, keep looking and youContinue reading “Bruce’s Laws of PQ Problem Solving”

Dran-View 7 Software

Published by Dranetz Our instruments are great, but Dran-View 7 software makes them better! Much more than just a viewer, Dran-View adds value to any power survey.  Used by tens of thousands of power professionals, Dran-View is included with most of our portable instrument packages, including HDPQ and DranXperT: Easily see recorded trends & eventContinue reading “Dran-View 7 Software”

Power Quality Issues at Utilities Serving Rural Areas and Smaller Towns

Published by Dr. Sioe T. Mak, Power Quality Specialist and Steven E. Spencer , President – CEO, ADVANTAGE ENGINEERING, Inc. 769 Spirit of St. Louis Blvd., Chesterfield, MO. 63005, USA, Tel. 314-530-0470, Fax. 314-530-0670, E-mail ae@inlink.com ABSTRACT Many small and medium size industries and very large farming operations move into rural areas and small townsContinue reading “Power Quality Issues at Utilities Serving Rural Areas and Smaller Towns”

Nonlinear Loads Effect on Harmonic Distortion and Losses of Distribution Networks

Published by Mohammad Jawad Ghorbani, Salar Atashpar, Arash Mehrafrooz, Iran Energy Efficiency Organization (IEEO), Tehran, Iran. Emails: mjghorbany@ee.sharif.edu, s_atashpar@yahoo.com, arashmehrafrooz@saba.org.ir, Hossein Mokhtari, Sharif University of Tech, Tehran, Iran. Email: Mokhtari@sharif.edu Published in 26th International Power System Conference, Oct 31st – Nov 2nd, 2011, Tehran, Iran. Keywords-component; Harmonic Distortion, Loss estimation, Non-linear loads, Norton equivalent model,Continue reading “Nonlinear Loads Effect on Harmonic Distortion and Losses of Distribution Networks”

PQDiffractor is a Free PQDIF and COMTRADE Viewer

Published by The Electrotek Team PQView 4 brings you a smooth interface for viewing PQDIF and COMTRADE files, along with a wealth of other power quality monitoring and analytical capabilities. But what if you’re in a pinch and only need the file viewer? PQDiffractor is a PQDIF and COMTRADE viewer written by Electrotek Concepts, Inc. forContinue reading “PQDiffractor is a Free PQDIF and COMTRADE Viewer”

Laboratory Investigation of the Input Current Characteristics of Modern Domestic Appliances for Varying Supply Voltage Conditions

Published by Sean Elphick, Senior Member, IEEE University of Wollongong, elpho@uow.edu.auPhilip Ciufo, Senior Member, IEEE University of Wollongong, ciufo@uow.edu.auSarath Perera, Member, IEEE, University of Wollongong, sarath@uow.edu.au Publication Details S. Elphick, P. Ciufo & S. Perera, “Laboratory investigation of the input current characteristics of modern domestic appliances for varying supply voltage conditions,” in 14th International ConferenceContinue reading “Laboratory Investigation of the Input Current Characteristics of Modern Domestic Appliances for Varying Supply Voltage Conditions”

Phasor-Based Approach for Harmonic Assessment from Multiple Distributed Energy Resources

Published by Reza Arghandeh & Alexandra von Meier, Member IEEE, CIEE, EECS Dept, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA. Email: arghandeh@berkeley.ed Robert Broadwater, Senior Member IEEE, ECE Dept Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA Abstract — This paper analyzes impacts and interactions of harmonics from multiple sources, especially distributed energy resources, on distribution networks. WeContinue reading “Phasor-Based Approach for Harmonic Assessment from Multiple Distributed Energy Resources”

Dranetz Announces Flex CT’s For DranXperT!

Dranetz is pleased to announce the addition of Flex CT’s to DranXperT. DranXperT is a low cost, 3-phase power & energy logger for use in virtually any power logging application. With the addition of Flex CT’s, DranXperT now offers the widest range of CT choices on the market. DranXperT’s capabilities includes: High accurate power &Continue reading “Dranetz Announces Flex CT’s For DranXperT!”

The Ultimate PQ Data Concentrator

Published by The Electrotek Team PQView is much more than a power quality data browser. It is also a powerful data concentrator for any sized monitoring system. PQView’s PQ Data Manager System (PQDMS) offers seamless integration to meters from many popular manufacturers.  Support for generic file formats such as PQDIF and COMTRADE is also available,Continue reading “The Ultimate PQ Data Concentrator”