Power Quality Analysis and Analyzers

Power Quality: Definitions, power factor, reactive power for pure sine wave systems, distorted waveforms, factors defining power quality, factors affecting power quality, Load balancing techniques.

• • Basics of electrical technology.
• • Types of electrical loads.
• • Concept of linear and non-linear loads.
• • Reactive power significance on source and system losses.
• • Reasons of waveform distortions.
• • Factors defining power quality.
• • Load Balancing techniques.

Harmonics: sources of generation of harmonics, measurement principles, analytical and experimental evaluation, harmonic analyzer, problems, solutions and practical examples.

• • Harmonics definition, Visual understanding, Sources of harmonics.
• • Measurement techniques.
• • Theoretical analysis of a new project.
• • Harmonic analysers, types, accessories, features.
• • Effects of harmonics on power system components.
• • Mitigation techniques.
• • Harmonic Filters, types, designs, application.

Principles of power measurement in sinusoidal and non sinusoidal waveforms.

• • Concept of fundamental power and total power.
• • Power factor and Deviation Power Factor.
• • Effect on source.

Different connections of CT and PT Used for power measurement. Safety precautions in power measurement.

• • Physical connections of CT & PT.
• • CT ratios, PT ratios, identification, connections.
• • Safety precautions.
• • Analysis of data collected.
• • Data Presentation.
• • Inferences.

Single phase and three phase power measurement. Power quality issues in power measurement. Power quality analysis using PQ analyser (If available at the training place).

• • Power measurement for multiple loads.
• • Single phase loads, balanced and unbalanced loads.
• • Three phase balanced loads.
• • Actual analysis.

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