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Digital Meters - Power Quality Monitoring and AnalysisJohn Levine, P.E.Levine Lectronics and Lectric
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Contents
• Effects of power quality • Power Quality definitions revisited• What is needed for PQ monitoring ?• Summary
Monitor and Analyze Power Disturbances, Disruptions & Harmonics
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PQ is a Business Problem
Power Quality issues cause business problems such as:
• Lost productivity, idle people and equipment
• Lost orders, good will, customers and profits
• Lost transactions and orders not being processed
• Revenue and accounting problems
• Customer and/or management dissatisfaction
• Overtime required to make up for lost work time
According to Electric Light and Power Magazine, 30 to 40 Percent of All Business Downtime Is Related to Power Quality Problems.
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Is Power Quality Such a Big Problem?
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Why PQ is such a Big Problem?• The sensitivity of today’s electronic equipment
makes it susceptible to power disturbances • For some devices, a momentary disturbance can
cause o scrambled datao interrupted communicationso a frozen mouse o system crashes and equipment failure
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PQ Problems are Expensive
• Berkeley Lab Study Estimates $80 Billion Annual Cost of Power Interruptions … Research News, Berkeley Lab, February 2, 2005
• $50 billon per year in the USA is lost as a results of power quality breakdowns …. Bank of America Report
• A manufacturing company lost more than $3 million one day last summer in Silicon Valley when the “lights went out.” … New York Times January 2000
• “A voltage sag in a paper mill can waste a whole day of production - $250,000 loss” … Business Week, June 17,, 1996
• Half of all computer problems and one-third of all data loss can be traced back to the power line … Contingency Planning Research, LAN Times
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Who is Affected?
• Lost production• Scrap• Costs to restart• Labor costs• Equipment damage and repair• Other costs
• High Cost Facilitieso Semiconductor plantso Pharmaceuticalso Data centers
• Medium Cost FacilitiesoAutomotive
manufacturingoGlass plantsoPlastics & ChemicalsoTextiles
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PQ Definitions RevisitedIEEE CategoriesStd 1159-1995
Short Duration Variations
Typical Duration
Instantaneous Sag 0.5 – 30 cycles
Momentary Sag 30 cycles – 3 sec
Temporary Sag 3 sec – 1 min
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PQ Definitions RevisitedIEEE CategoriesStd 1159-1995
Short Duration Variations
Typical Duration
Instantaneous Sag 0.5 – 30 cycles
Momentary Sag 30 cycles – 3 sec.
Temporary Sag 3 sec – 1 min.
Instantaneous Swell 0.5 – 30 cycles
Momentary Swell 30 cycles – 3 sec.
Temporary Swell 3 sec – 1 min.
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PQ Definitions RevisitedIEEE CategoriesStd 1159-1995
Short Duration Variations
Typical Duration
Instantaneous Sag 0.5 – 30 cycles
Momentary Sag 30 cycles – 3 sec.
Temporary Sag 3 sec – 1 min.
Instantaneous Swell 0.5 – 30 cycles
Momentary Swell 30 cycles – 3 sec.
Temporary Swell 3 sec – 1 min.
Momentary Interruptions
0.5 – 30 cycles
Temporary Interruptions
30 cycles – 3 sec.
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PQ Definitions RevisitedIEEE CategoriesStd 1159-1995
Long Duration Variations
Typical Duration
Sustained interruptions
> 1 min
Under voltages > 1 min
Over voltages > 1 min
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PQ Definitions RevisitedIEEE CategoriesStd 1159-1995
Long Duration Variations
Typical Duration
Sustained interruptions
> 1 min
Under voltages > 1 min
Over voltages > 1 min
Voltage imbalance Steady state
Waveform Distortion
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PQ Definitions RevisitedIEEE CategoriesStd 1159-1995
Long Duration Variations
Typical Duration
Sustained interruptions
> 1 min
Under voltages > 1 min
Over voltages > 1 min
Voltage imbalance Steady state
Waveform Distortion
DC offset Steady state
Harmonics Steady state
Inter harmonics Steady state
For Electric Utilities Control of Voltage and Prevention of Outages is Power Quality
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Sources of PQ ProblemsUtility Sources
• Lightning
• PF Correction Equipment
• Faults
• Switching
Internal Sources
•Individual Loads –Lighting, Elevators, Coolers, HVAC
•Uninterruptible Power Supplies
•Variable Frequency Drives
•Battery Chargers
•Large Motors During Startup
•Electronic Dimming Systems
•Lighting Ballasts (esp. Electronic)
•Arc Welders, and Other Arc Devices
•Medical Equipment, e.g. MRIs and X-Ray Machines
•Office Equipment and Computers
•Wiring
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PQ Problems and Possible CausesTypical problems Disturbance Type Possible Causes
Overheated neutralIntermittent lock-upsFrequency deviations
Steady-state Shared neutralsImproper or inadequate wiringHigh source impedanceSCR/Rectifiers and notchingHarmonics
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PQ Problems and Possible CausesTypical problems Disturbance Type Possible Causes
Overheated neutralIntermittent lock-upsFrequency deviations
Steady-state Shared neutralsImproper or inadequate wiringHigh source impedanceSCR/Rectifiers and notchingHarmonics
InterruptionGarbled dataRandom increase in harmonics levels
Utility faultsInrush currentsInadequate wiring
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PQ Problems and Possible CausesTypical problems Disturbance Type Possible Causes
Overheated neutralIntermittent lock-upsFrequency deviations
Steady-state Shared neutralsImproper or inadequate wiringHigh source impedanceSCR/Rectifiers and notchingHarmonics
InterruptionGarbled dataRandom increase in harmonics levels
Utility faultsInrush currentsInadequate wiring
Intermittent lock-upsLights flickerGarbled data
Sags/Swell Source voltage variationsInrush/surge currentsInadequate wiring
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PQ Problems and Possible CausesTypical problems Disturbance Type Possible Causes
Overheated neutralIntermittent lock-upsFrequency deviations
Steady-state Shared neutralsImproper or inadequate wiringHigh source impedanceSCR/Rectifiers and notchingHarmonics
InterruptionGarbled dataRandom increase in harmonics levels
Utility faultsInrush currentsInadequate wiring
Intermittent lock-upsLights flickerGarbled data
Sags/Swell Source voltage variationsInrush/surge currentsInadequate wiring
Component failureDielectric breakdownLock-upsGarbled dataWavy CRTs
ImpulsesEMI/RFI
LightningLoad switchingCapacitor switchingStatic dischargeHand-held radiosLoose wiring/arcing
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PQ Problems and Possible CausesTypical problems Disturbance Type Possible Causes
Overheated neutralIntermittent lock-upsFrequency deviations
Steady-state Shared neutralsImproper or inadequate wiringHigh source impedanceSCR/Rectifiers and notchingHarmonics
InterruptionGarbled dataRandom increase in harmonics levels
Utility faultsInrush currentsInadequate wiring
Intermittent lock-upsLights flickerGarbled data
Sags/Swell Source voltage variationsInrush/surge currentsInadequate wiring
Component failureDielectric breakdownLock-upsGarbled dataWavy CRTs
ImpulsesEMI/RFI
LightningLoad switchingCapacitor switchingStatic dischargeHand-held radiosLoose wiring/arcing
Overheated transformers and motorsVoltage and current distortionsGarbled dataLock-ups
Harmonics Electronic loadsSCR/rectifier
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Major PQ Problems
Source: EPRI, 1994
Spikes, 7%
Sags, 56%
Outages,
6%
Swells,
31%
Sags (Dips)
Associated with system faults
Switching of heavy loads
Starting of large motors
Swells
System fault conditions
Switching on a large capacitor bank
Switching off a large load
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Cost of Voltage Sags
Textile Industry
Plastics Industry
Glass Industry
Process Industry
Semiconductors
$1k $10k
$100k $1M $10M
Losses per Voltage Sag Event
Source: EPRI “The Economics of Custom Power”, IEEE T&D Show 2003
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Cost of Momentary Outages
Momentary Outages create problems when computers and clocks reset, equipment stalls, and work stops.
Category Minimum MaximumIndustrialSemiconductor Manufacturing $20.0 $60.0Electronics $8.0 $12.0Automobile Manufacturing $5.0 $7.5Pharmaceutical $5.0 $50.0Glass $4.0 $6.0Rubber and Plastics $3.0 $4.5Petrochemical $3.0 $5.0Food Processing $3.0 $5.0Textile $2.0 $4.0Metal Fabrication $2.0 $4.0Mining $2.0 $4.0Paper $1.5 $2.5Printing(Newspapers) $1.0 $2.0
CommercialHospitals, banks, civil service $2.0 $3.0Communications, information processing $1.0 $10.0Resturants, bars, hotels $0.5 $1.0
Commercial shops $0.1 $0.5Source: EPRI “The Economics of Custom Power”, IEEE T&D 2003
Cost of Momentary Interuption($/kW Demand)
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High Speed Waveform Capture
High Speed Waveform Capture Is the Most Important PQ Troubleshooting Tool
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Benefits of Continuous PQ Monitoring
Continuous PQ Monitoring Detects, Records, and Leads to the Prevention of PQ Problems
• Power Quality monitoring provides a continuous “Health Check” of a facility’s power system … for example:
o Harmonic interaction between loads and power conditioning equipment spotted
o High Inrush currents from equipment startup detected
o Transients from load switching are seen
• It provides data to see, diagnose and avert looming problems – “like squeaky brakes on a car”
o Trends can be detected
o JIT equipment maintenance programs can be established
• It acts like a “Black Box” on an airplane to tell you what, when, and where a Power Quality event occurred … to prevent it from reoccurring
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What is needed for PQ Monitoring?PQ Monitors must detect and record the 7 types of PQ problems
•Transients•Interruptions•Sag/Under Voltage•Swell/Over Voltage•Waveform Distortion•Voltage Fluctuations•Frequency Variations
These include Flicker and Compliance to ITI(CBEMA), IEEE and ISO Standards
Plus they must …
• Be easy to use• Be Suitable for continuously
monitoring indoors and outdoors
• Interface with standard PQ analysis Software…PQDif format
• Be fast enough to capture high speed events that produce equipment problems
• Have enough storage to save the waveforms you need
• Have PQ analysis tools that produce usable, actionable recommendations
ITI: Information Technology Industry Council (Computer & Business Equipment Manufacturer’s Association)
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Real Time Field Recorded Events
Source: AGA Brazil
Meter: EPM9650
Period: Jan 2005 – Dec 2005
Continuous Monitoring of the Station for PQ Problems
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PQ Meter ITI Capture
Equipment Interrupting Voltage Sags as Recorded
Damage Inducing Voltage Surges as Recorded
ITI Acceptable Power Disturbance Envelope
ITI: Information Technology Industry Council (Computer & Business Equipment Manufacturer’s Association)
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Instantaneous Sag Event
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Instantaneous Swell Event
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Harmonic & Interharmonic Spectrum
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Flicker Recording
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Flicker Recording
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Summary
GE Multilin provides the necessary tools for a successful PQ disturbance analysis and allows users to take remedial actions
Accurate Measurement to determine actual
state
Examinations
Remedial actionsRemedy
Feels the pulse of the power system network
Symptoms
High resolution recordings for longer
durationsGE Communicator
software
Diagnosis
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Finally…
If You Can’t Measure it You Can’t Manage it
If You Can Measure it You Can Manage it
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Proper Phasors
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Proper Phasors