Sag, Swell, Interruption, Undervoltage and Overvoltage

  • Surajit Chattopadhyay
  • Madhuchhanda Mitra
  • Samarjit Sengupta
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Abstract

This chapter highlights the power system disturbances related to rise or fall of rms voltage. Then it describes these disturbances one after another along with their main causes and effects.

Keywords

Power System Induction Motor Capacitor Bank Uninterruptible Power Supply Sustained Interruption 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Surajit Chattopadhyay
    • 1
  • Madhuchhanda Mitra
    • 2
  • Samarjit Sengupta
    • 2
  1. 1.Electrical Engineering DepartmentHooghly Engineering and Technology College West Bengal University of TechnologyHooghlyIndia
  2. 2.Department of Applied PhysicsUniversity of CalcuttaKolkataIndia

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