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| Introduction | |
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| What is Power Quality? | |
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| Power Quality -- Voltage Quality | |
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| Why Are We Concerned About Power Quality? | |
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| The Power Quality Evaluation Procedure | |
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| Who Should Use This Book | |
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| Overview of the Contents | |
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| Terms and Definitions | |
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| Need for a Consistent Vocabulary | |
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| General Classes of Power Quality Problems | |
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| Transients | |
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| Long-Duration Voltage Variations | |
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| Short-Duration Voltage Variations | |
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| Voltage Imbalance | |
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| Waveform Distortion | |
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| Voltage Fluctuation | |
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| Power Frequency Variations | |
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| Power Quality Terms | |
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| Ambiguous Terms | |
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| CBEMA and ITI Curves | |
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| References | |
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| Voltage Sags and Interruptions | |
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| Sources of Sags and Interruptions | |
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| Estimating Voltage Sag Performance | |
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| Fundamental Principles of Protection | |
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| Solutions at the End-User Level | |
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| Evaluating the Economics of Different Ride-Through Alternatives | |
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| Motor-Starting Sags | |
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| Utility System Fault-Clearing Issues | |
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| References | |
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| Transient Overvoltages | |
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| Sources of Transient Overvoltages | |
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| Principles of Overvoltage Protection | |
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| Devices for Overvoltage Protection | |
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| Utility Capacitor-Switching Transients | |
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| Utility System Lightning Protection | |
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| Managing Ferroresonance | |
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| Switching Transient Problems with Loads | |
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| Computer Tools for Transients Analysis | |
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| References | |
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| Fundamentals of Harmonics | |
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| Harmonic Distortion | |
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| Voltage versus Current Distortion | |
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| Harmonics versus Transients | |
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| Harmonic Indexes | |
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| Harmonic Sources from Commercial Loads | |
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| Harmonic Sources from Industrial Loads | |
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| Locating Harmonic Sources | |
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| System Response Characteristics | |
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| Effects of Harmonic Distortion | |
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| Interharmonics | |
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| References | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Applied Harmonics | |
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| Harmonic Distortion Evaluations | |
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| Principles for Controlling Harmonics | |
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| Where to Control Harmonics | |
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| Harmonic Studies | |
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| Devices for Controlling Harmonic Distortion | |
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| Harmonic Filter Design: A Case Study | |
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| Case Studies | |
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| Standards of Harmonics | |
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| References | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Long-Duration Voltage Variations | |
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| Principles of Regulating the Voltage | |
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| Devices for Voltage Regulation | |
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| Utility Voltage Regulator Application | |
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| Capacitors for Voltage Regulation | |
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| End-User Capacitor Application | |
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| Regulating Utility Voltage with Distributed Resources | |
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| Flicker | |
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| References | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Power Quality Benchmarking | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Benchmarking Process | |
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| RMS Voltage Variation Indices | |
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| Harmonics Indices | |
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| Power Quality Contracts | |
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| Power Quality Insurance | |
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| Power Quality State Estimation | |
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| Including Power Quality in Distribution Planning | |
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| References | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Distributed Generation and Power Quality | |
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| Resurgence of DG | |
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| DG Technologies | |
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| Interface to the Utility System | |
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| Power Quality Issues | |
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| Operating Conflicts | |
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| DG on Distribution Networks | |
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| Siting DGDistributed Generation | |
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| Interconnection Standards | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Wiring and Grounding | |
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| Resources | |
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| Definitions | |
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| Reasons for Grounding | |
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| Typical Wiring and Grounding Problems | |
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| Solutions to Wiring and Grounding Problems | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Power Quality Monitoring | |
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| Monitoring Considerations | |
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| Historical Perspective of Power Quality Measuring Instruments | |
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| Power Quality Measurement Equipment | |
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| Assessment of Power Quality Measurement Data | |
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| Application of Intelligent Systems | |
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| Power Quality Monitoring Standards | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |
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| Index | |