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Solutions To Voltage Sags and Interruptions
Solutions To Voltage Sags and Interruptions
Electrical Distribution
Solutions
The solution
Monitoring at the extrusion plant identified
several improvement areas for the utility.
The event depicted in figure 1 (page 1) caused
the plant engineer to think that his process may
be overly sensitive to sags. The plant was initially
designed with equipment intended
to lessen the effects of voltage sags. Controls
and sensitive electronics for the dc drives are
supplied from a motor-generator set. Other
microprocessors controlling the extrusion line are
served from a UPS system.
The plant used the information provided by
the waveform capture to strengthen the weak link
in the system: the ac drives serving cooling
rollers. Drive engineers used the waveform
capture in figure 1 as a basis to change settings
on the ac adjustable-speed drive controls. Each
drive is equipped with a fault board, a sensing
and control circuit that detects voltage anomalies
and turns off the drive to protect its costly power
electronic components.
The adjustment reduced the production lines
sensitivity to voltage sags, while maintaining
adequate drive protection. These drives slow
down somewhat during sags, but they do not trip
during mild or short-duration sags. This
improvement has lessened the extrusion line
sensitivity to voltage sags.
Solutions to voltage sags are often less costly
than solutions to interruptions. In either case,
however, both utility system and customer loads
should be considered for improvement. Often,
the best solution to nuisance shutdowns due
to voltage sags is a dual approach:
c reduce the number of utility faults,
c lessen the sensitivity of customer equipment.
Conclusion
Voltage sags and interruptions can be costly
forms of power quality disturbances. These
events are caused by faults on the utility system,
or sometimes by normal operation inside a
customer facility. While both disturbances last
less than a second, voltage sags differ from
interruptions in that some voltage remains during
the disturbance. Interruptions cause a complete
loss in voltage. It is important to distinguish
between the two events because their solution
alternatives differ greatly in cost and complexity.
Waveform capture information is crucial in
determining which event is causing the
shutdowns, and in identifying the causes and
analyzing solution alternatives. PowerLogic
Circuit Monitors with high-speed waveform
capture, and some engineering expertise, can
ensure that sags and interruptions do not ruin
your business.
ENMED199031EN
Schneider Electric
Industries SA
ENMED199031EN
Electrical Distribution
Solutions
Industry-Building
ART.28263
09/1999
ENMED199031EN
Electrical Distribution
Solutions
Industry-Building
ENMED199031EN
Electrical Distribution
Solutions
Industry-Building
ENMED199031EN
Electrical Distribution
Solutions
Industry-Building
ENMED199031EN
Electrical Distribution
Solutions
Industry-Building
ENMED199031EN
Electrical Distribution
Solutions
Industry-Building
ENMED199031EN
Electrical Distribution
Solutions
Industry-Building
ENMED199031EN
Electrical Distribution
Solutions
Industry-Building
ENMED199031EN
Electrical Distribution
Solutions
Industry-Building
ENMED199031EN
Electrical Distribution
Solutions
Industry-Building
Industry-Building
Solutions to Voltage Sags and Interruptions
Electrical Distribution
Solutions
The solution
Monitoring at the extrusion plant identified
several improvement areas for the utility.
The event depicted in figure 1 (page 1) caused
the plant engineer to think that his process may
be overly sensitive to sags. The plant was initially
designed with equipment intended
to lessen the effects of voltage sags. Controls
and sensitive electronics for the dc drives are
supplied from a motor-generator set. Other
microprocessors controlling the extrusion line are
served from a UPS system.
The plant used the information provided by
the waveform capture to strengthen the weak link
in the system: the ac drives serving cooling
rollers. Drive engineers used the waveform
capture in figure 1 as a basis to change settings
on the ac adjustable-speed drive controls. Each
drive is equipped with a fault board, a sensing
and control circuit that detects voltage anomalies
and turns off the drive to protect its costly power
electronic components.
The adjustment reduced the production lines
sensitivity to voltage sags, while maintaining
adequate drive protection. These drives slow
down somewhat during sags, but they do not trip
during mild or short-duration sags. This
improvement has lessened the extrusion line
sensitivity to voltage sags.
Solutions to voltage sags are often less costly
than solutions to interruptions. In either case,
however, both utility system and customer loads
should be considered for improvement. Often,
the best solution to nuisance shutdowns due
to voltage sags is a dual approach:
c reduce the number of utility faults,
c lessen the sensitivity of customer equipment.
Conclusion
Voltage sags and interruptions can be costly
forms of power quality disturbances. These
events are caused by faults on the utility system,
or sometimes by normal operation inside a
customer facility. While both disturbances last
less than a second, voltage sags differ from
interruptions in that some voltage remains during
the disturbance. Interruptions cause a complete
loss in voltage. It is important to distinguish
between the two events because their solution
alternatives differ greatly in cost and complexity.
Waveform capture information is crucial in
determining which event is causing the
shutdowns, and in identifying the causes and
analyzing solution alternatives. PowerLogic
Circuit Monitors with high-speed waveform
capture, and some engineering expertise, can
ensure that sags and interruptions do not ruin
your business.
ENMED199031EN
Schneider Electric
Industries SA
ENMED199031EN
Electrical Distribution
Solutions
Industry-Building
ART.28263
09/1999
Industry-Building
Solutions to Voltage Sags and Interruptions
Electrical Distribution
Solutions
The solution
Monitoring at the extrusion plant identified
several improvement areas for the utility.
The event depicted in figure 1 (page 1) caused
the plant engineer to think that his process may
be overly sensitive to sags. The plant was initially
designed with equipment intended
to lessen the effects of voltage sags. Controls
and sensitive electronics for the dc drives are
supplied from a motor-generator set. Other
microprocessors controlling the extrusion line are
served from a UPS system.
The plant used the information provided by
the waveform capture to strengthen the weak link
in the system: the ac drives serving cooling
rollers. Drive engineers used the waveform
capture in figure 1 as a basis to change settings
on the ac adjustable-speed drive controls. Each
drive is equipped with a fault board, a sensing
and control circuit that detects voltage anomalies
and turns off the drive to protect its costly power
electronic components.
The adjustment reduced the production lines
sensitivity to voltage sags, while maintaining
adequate drive protection. These drives slow
down somewhat during sags, but they do not trip
during mild or short-duration sags. This
improvement has lessened the extrusion line
sensitivity to voltage sags.
Solutions to voltage sags are often less costly
than solutions to interruptions. In either case,
however, both utility system and customer loads
should be considered for improvement. Often,
the best solution to nuisance shutdowns due
to voltage sags is a dual approach:
c reduce the number of utility faults,
c lessen the sensitivity of customer equipment.
Conclusion
Voltage sags and interruptions can be costly
forms of power quality disturbances. These
events are caused by faults on the utility system,
or sometimes by normal operation inside a
customer facility. While both disturbances last
less than a second, voltage sags differ from
interruptions in that some voltage remains during
the disturbance. Interruptions cause a complete
loss in voltage. It is important to distinguish
between the two events because their solution
alternatives differ greatly in cost and complexity.
Waveform capture information is crucial in
determining which event is causing the
shutdowns, and in identifying the causes and
analyzing solution alternatives. PowerLogic
Circuit Monitors with high-speed waveform
capture, and some engineering expertise, can
ensure that sags and interruptions do not ruin
your business.
ENMED199031EN
Schneider Electric
Industries SA
ENMED199031EN
Electrical Distribution
Solutions
Industry-Building
ART.28263
09/1999