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US 5,508,623 AGranted
Apparatus and method to identify harmonic producing loads
AssigneePurdue Research Foundation
InventorsGerald T. Heydt, Atulya Risal
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AssigneePurdue Research Foundation
InventorsGerald T. Heydt, Atulya Risal
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An apparatus and method to identify a harmonic producing load on a utility electrical network is described. The apparatus is connected to the utility electrical network at a location adjacent to a load. The apparatus includes a network voltage node to receive a voltage signal, and a network current node to receive a current signal. The apparatus also includes harmonic filters to process the voltage signal and current signal to isolate selected harmonic voltage signals and selected harmonic current signals. A signal processor derives a set of selected power signals from the selected harmonic voltage signals and the selected harmonic current signals. The signal processor also identifies any positive polarity signals in the set of selected power signals. In response to a positive polarity signal, the signal processor activates a sensory output device to indicate that harmonics are being produced by the load.
An apparatus to identify a harmonic producing load connected to a utility electrical network, said apparatus comprising:
A method to identify harmonic producing loads on a utility electrical network, said method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.