Tag Archives: Power Quality

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”

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

2013 Cost of Data Center Outages

Published by Ponemon Institute LLC, December 2013. Ponemon Institute© Research Report is Sponsored by Emerson Network Power. Part 1. Executive Summary Ponemon Institute and Emerson Network Power are pleased to present the results of the 2013 Cost of Data Center Outages. First conducted in 2010, the purpose of this benchmark study is to determine theContinue reading “2013 Cost of Data Center Outages”

Power Quality (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Instrument Rental by Dranetz

February 15th, 2021 Portable Power Quality Meters HDPQ Xplorer / Power Xplorer with Accessories Per Week: THB 18,000 Per Month: THB 64,800 HDPQ Guide / Power Guide with Accessories Per Week: THB 16,000 Per Month: THB 57,600 HDPQ Visa / Power Visa with Accessories Per Week: THB 14,000 Per Month: THB 50,400 Energy Platform EP1Continue reading “Power Quality (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Instrument Rental by Dranetz”

Understanding Total Harmonic Distortion

White Paper, September 2012 Published by Cowles Andrus, Communications Specialist, Power Monitors Inc. Email: candrus@powermonitors.com Website: http://www.powermonitors.com ABSTRACT This paper discusses the causes of Total Harmonic Distortion, how it is calculated, measured, and how it can impact a power distribution system. Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) can be a challenging concept because of the complexity ofContinue reading “Understanding Total Harmonic Distortion”

EPRI PQ Knowledge Development and Transfer 2020 Year-End Update

January 2021 The EPRI Power Quality Knowledge Development and Transfer supplemental project provides a wealth of high-impact resources in a well-designed, readable, and accessible format. Paramount among these are numerous and highly readable documents covering a wide range of PQ topics, written not only for use by busy PQ professionals, but also to expedite problemContinue reading “EPRI PQ Knowledge Development and Transfer 2020 Year-End Update”

How to Conduct an Energy Audit Using the Energy Platform EP1

White Paper Introduction Sophisticated energy analyzers introduced in the 80s were able to trend and record energy usage and help identify when, where, and how much electrical energy was being used. However, due to limited user-interface capabilities, these analyzers printed to paper tape and tended to be complex to operate. At that time, the costContinue reading “How to Conduct an Energy Audit Using the Energy Platform EP1”

Interaction between Grid-Connected PV systems & LED Lamps: Directions for Further Research on Harmonics and Supraharmonics

Published by Tatiano Busatto, Fahim Abid, Anders Larsson and Math H. J. Bollen, Electric Power Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Skellefteå 931 87, Sweden Email: tatiano.busatto@ltu.se Gaurav Singh, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA                             Continue reading “Interaction between Grid-Connected PV systems & LED Lamps: Directions for Further Research on Harmonics and Supraharmonics”