A new approach to monitoring electric power quality

Abstract

The paper presents an adaptive neural network approach for the estimation of harmonic distortions and power quality in power networks. The neural estimator is based on the use of linear adaptive neural elements called adalines The learning parameter of the proposed algorithm is suitably adjusted to provide fast convergence and noise rejection for tracking distorted signals in the power networks. Several numerical tests have been conducted for the adaptive estimation of harmonic components, total harmonic distortions, power quality of simulated waveforms in power networks supplying converter loads and switched capacitors. Laboratory test results are also presented in support of the performance of the new algorithm.