Voltage quality - Fluctuations and flicker
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Voltage quality - Fluctuations and flicker

Author : Roger OTT

Publication date: November 10, 2002 | Lire en français

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  • Roger OTT: Senior Engineer, EDF Research and Development

 INTRODUCTION

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.

Note :

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 ;

  • [D 4 318] - Static reactive power compensators: find out more.

.Disturbances affecting RMS voltage value
Figure 1  -  Disturbances affecting RMS voltage value
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