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VFD 101 Lessons
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Cost Index
The Law of Diminishing Returns
c) Managing Harmonic Distortion
Here is a chart showing the reduction of harmonics and the cost of
each remedy. The blue bars show the THD on the supply line. Notice that a
standard 6-pulse VFD has a very large harmonics level. The next remedy,
6-pulse with DC inductors, removes a great deal of harmonics. The index on
the right uses this remedy as the 100% cost level. The next remedy, with
3% line reactor reduces the harmonics slightly and is slightly more
expensive. The next remedy, 12-pulse reduces the harmonics significantly
but the cost has risen by 40%. The next remedy, quasi 12-pulse has about
the same noise level as a 12-pulse drive but only adds 22% cost.
The next remedies use passive filters, the broad band filter and the
harmonic trap. Broad band filters as the name implies covers a range of
harmonic frequencies. The harmonic trap is designed for a specific
harmonic frequency, usually the 5
th
. The cost jumps significantly when the
18-pulse remedy is used, with only some reduction in the harmonic level.
The new AHF filter is not shown on this diagram.
This completes this lesson.
There are Review Questions in the Post-Test section.