Computer Applications in Electrical Engineering Review of voltage fluctuation measures in power quality analyzers

Similarly to a number of other quantities, those describing voltage variation make it possible to provide a complete assessment of the quality of electrical energy. Voltage variation may be described by measures used to assess the obnoxiousness of voltage fluctuations or measures that help indicate the source of fluctuations. The paper provides a comparison of the three most popular measures: the Umax maximum and Umin minimum rms voltage values, the Pst short-term flicker indicator, and voltage fluctuation indicators. The part that specifies the particular measures (including an additional description of the AV10 indicator) also contains their short descriptions. The main part of the dissertation describes the dependence of the voltage fluctuation measures on the frequency of the f m amplitude and frequency modulating signal. Observations drawn allow to specify the diagnostic capabilities of particular measures. Due to the complexity of voltage fluctuation measures’ studies the paper deals with only a certain aspect of it and should be concerned as a step to understanding the idea of voltage fluctuation measures. 1