Assessment of voltage sag events based on measurement studies in an industrial facility

Onder Polat*, Mustafa Selim, Sezgin Kahraman Yumak, Omer Gul, Rukiye Unal

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Abstract

Voltage sag is the most common power quality problem, which has significant consequences for industrial customers. In industrial facilities, microprocessors and semiconductor-based automated equipment is widely used. These devices are extremely vulnerable to deviations in supply voltage. Consequently, the voltage sag performance of industrial facilities needs to be assessed by measurement studies to determine root causes, characteristics and the size of the problem. In consultation with ÅF Consult Turkey, Trakya Electricity Distribution Company conducted an R&D project funded by the Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority to characterize and analyze voltage sag events in electrical distribution networks. In this study, power quality measurement with an IEC 61000-4-30 Class A monitoring device was performed in a textile facility in the Thrace region. The event records were evaluated using sag indices according to IEEE Std. 1564-2014 and voltage waveforms were analyzed. Furthermore, the root causes, the cost of voltage sag events and possible mitigation methods were explored.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICHQP 2018 - 18th International Conference on Harmonics and Quality of Power
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages1-6
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538605172
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Jun 2018
Event18th International Conference on Harmonics and Quality of Power, ICHQP 2018 - Ljubljana, Slovenia
Duration: 13 May 201816 May 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of International Conference on Harmonics and Quality of Power, ICHQP
Volume2018-May
ISSN (Print)1540-6008
ISSN (Electronic)2164-0610

Conference

Conference18th International Conference on Harmonics and Quality of Power, ICHQP 2018
Country/TerritorySlovenia
CityLjubljana
Period13/05/1816/05/18

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.

Funding

The Thrace region of Turkey has different industrial facilities that have sensitive production processes. For this reason, Trakya Electricity Distribution Company (TREDAS) conducted the Voltage Sag R&D Project in consultation with ÅF Consult Turkey in order to characterize and enhance the voltage sag performance of the distribution network. The project was financially supported by the Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA).

FundersFunder number
Emergency Medicine Residents' Association
Energy Market Authority of Singapore

    Keywords

    • Financial losses
    • IEEE Std. 1564-2014
    • industrial facility
    • power quality measurement
    • voltage sag

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