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Roger OTT: Senior Engineer, EDF Research and Development
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with the collaboration of Jacques LACHAUME (EDF/DGES)
Figure 1 summarizes the terminology applied to the various phenomena affecting the RMS voltage value. Among these phenomena, we distinguish the area where voltage fluctuations occur.
This article is part of a series devoted to voltage quality in networks. The other articles deal with the following subjects:
- Introduction ;
- Hollows and short cuts ;
- Harmonics ;
- Find out more.
On voltage fluctuations and flicker, the reader is also referred to the series of articles :
and - Voltage fluctuations and flicker: assessment and mitigation ;
- Dynamic reactive power control. Static devices ;
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