f\ Al HARMONIC PROBLEMS IN INDUSTRY POLYLUX Frequency converters and variable speed drives which are usual in today’s industrial installations generate harmonic currents that reduce the quality of the electrical energy Sth, 7th, 11th, 13th oe Sth, 7th, 11th, 13th —_— Frequency converter Motor Frequency | ® ‘Motor ‘Transformer Motor a Ee Computer AG ii The power converters that are Voltagi it An EN i sina Sci used in industrial installations generate especially 5 and 7™ harmonic currents PROBLEMS CAUSES * Malfunctioning and failure in electronic equipment © Low quality electrical energy. Elevated + Overheating and failure in transformers and cables harmonic veltage distortion + Overiced and failure in capacitor banks + Notches anc transients in the voltage '* Low efficiency of transformers and cables caused by power converters Elevated harmonic distortion in the current Resonance in capacitor banks Elevated true RMS current in the phases Low power factor due to harmonics ‘+ Tripping of protections without apparent reason + Overivad and failure in motors * Interferences in communication networks