Improving power factor in the presence of harmonics using low-voltage tuned filters

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 528-535

  Lowenstein, Michael Z ^a  

^a Trans Coil Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC SURGES; REACTIVE POWER; TRANSIENTS;

HARMONIC REMOVAL; RESONANCE CURRENT; SURGE TRAPS; TUNED FILTERS;

ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR CORRECTION;

EID: 0027602414     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: 19399367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/28.222422     Document Type: Article

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