AC power disturbance detector circuit

Journal Article · Mon Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1991 · IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/61.131108· OSTI ID:5787901

Shakarjian, D R; Standler, R B ^[1]

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1. Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (US)

During the last decade there has been increasing concern about power quality, the absence of various kinds of disturbances on single-phase low-voltage ac supply mains. Such disturbances include transient overvoltages from lightning and switching reactive loads, large departures from the nominal rms voltage, severe harmonic distortion, and outages. In order to measure the probability of occurrence of these disturbances and to characterize disturbance waveforms, a circuit is required that will detect all of these disturbances. This paper describes the design, construction, and performance of a circuit that detects disturbances on the mains.

• OSTI ID: 5787901
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA), Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA) Vol. 6:2; ISSN 0885-8977; ISSN ITPDE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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