Detection disturbances
With the spread systems incorporating electronics using switching power supplies, the electrical network becoming increasingly polluted. Electricity suppliers penalize consumers whose displacement power factor (cos phi DPF) lower than 0. Today's measurement instruments have capable performing this harmonic analysis order order, well measuring the Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) for more detailed diagnosis the installation.
Power measurements
Power measurement key element for the definition, success and longterm effects energy optimization programme. This may have instant consequences certain electronic equipment: operating problems (synchronization, switching), untimely tripping, measurement errors energy meters, etc.. general, most disturbances are caused by: Slow and transient voltage variations. The voltage amplitude crucial parameter for electricity quality. the medium term, the extra heating caused this may reduce the life span rotating machines, capacitors, power transformers and neutral conductors. The connection heavy loads may lead voltage variations the short-circuit power point supply undersized. This phenomenon called flicker.93 (in France) whose tan phi higher than 0.. The causes mainly lie the installation itself. Electricity clean energy source and less harmful for the environment, but does affect nevertheless. measurement provides the foundation for optimizing your installations' energy efficiency, supervising your electrical networks and fairly allocating the costs. Several types faults are then defined: overvoltage, voltage dip, outage, etc.. reality, the flicker value the result statistical calculation based measurements the rapid voltage variations. Some faults are encountered very frequently. The waveform the current consumed loads connected the electrical network often longer purely sinusoidal.g. The complexity industrial equipment makes vulnerable the voltage disturbances that occur the electrical network. the combined effect several disturbance-generating loads operating random way (e. Instead included flat rate the active power price.Power, ENERGY AND DISTURBANCE
A phase analysis essential precisely identify the behaviour the installations and determine which solutions implement. This current distortion implies distortion the voltage also depending the impedance the source.4 (in France). Flicker: rapid voltage fluctuations. The various parameters the installation are measured regularly, including the different power values used size the electrical network and the phase shift data, well the voltage, current and frequency measurements. The arrival new quick-switching components leading large number low-order harmonic currents (3, 11, . The quality requirements have become much more demanding and stringent than the past. 10-minute interval considered acceptable compromise for evaluation the short-term flicker (Pst). further complication the fact that electricity market deregulation could lead increase the frequency general network blackouts. Harmonics and interharmonics. Things are very different for industrial customers, however. The rated network voltage variation range set the power distributor. For private customers, reactive power neither measured nor billed separately. The measurement duration defined then hours, time considered appropriate for the load operating cycle the time during which observer may sensitive long-term flicker (Plt).
Electrical network analysers capable recording disturbances for industrial companies and professionals the electricity sector (producers, transmission companies, electricity users) are essential tools for satisfactory supervision and timely maintenance installations.).
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. All the equipment factories and buildings now includes digital electronics which are known sensitive micro-outages, peaks and dips, harmonics and disturbances general. When variable loads such arc furnaces, laser printers, microwave ovens air-conditioning systems are started up, they cause rapid voltage variations. This set measurements will help the installation manager size the capacitor banks correctly. Reducing electricity consumption also simple, painless way saving money. They have provide direct measurements, allow much parameterization possible for recording and facilitate subsequent analysis. welding units motors) has taken into account when flicker sources with long variable operating cycles are involved (electric arc furnace), the resulting disturbance must assessed over longer time. The voltage amplitude varies abnormally and may even drop level close zero. The disturbances called harmonics are caused connecting non-linear loads, such equipment incorporating power electronics, the network. The measurements made help ensure that the solutions are pertinent and that the gains achieved are maintained over the long term the context energy optimization programme