Proceedings: Power quality for end-use applications conference, 1990

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:6296118

Koeturius, C ^[1]

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1. TEM Associates, Inc., Emeryville, CA (USA)

At the Second National Power Quality for End-Use Applications Conference, over 375 participants representing the electric utility industry, end-users, power conditioning equipment manufacturers, universities, and government met in San Francisco, California to discuss the numerous power quality issues related to emerging new technologies. Because of the increasing use of microprocessors and sensitive digital circuitry in residential, commercial, and industrial applications, concern has arisen over the quality of electric power being supplied, particularly in regards to transient voltage, voltage flicker, and voltage variations. Recent developments in customer equipment and system design are changing the rules and definitions related to power quality. Electronic and microprocessor-based equipment are more sensitive to momentary interruptions, transients, and harmonics than the devices they are replacing. At the same time, the growing use of electronic equipment increases overall harmonic distortion levels and transient disturbances. Therefore, assuring the quality of power required to operate customer loads properly is an increasingly complex task. It requires an understanding of the many causes of disturbances, how the customer power distribution system response affects the propagation of these disturbances, and possible methods for solving the problems that develop. The presentations given in address such issues as: sensitive equipment design and specification requirements; proper grounding and wiring practices; power monitoring and measuring techniques; end-user options for power quality assurance; mitigation equipment applications and selection; the need for power quality standards; and solving power quality problems.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (USA); TEM Associates, Inc., Emeryville, CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: EPRI
• OSTI ID: 6296118
• Report Number(s): EPRI-CU-7125; CONF-9003238--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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ELECTRICITY
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
INDUSTRY
MARKETING
MEETINGS
POWER
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