The influence of personal computer processing modes on line current harmonics

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1363-1368

  Moore, Philip J ^a   Portugués, Iliana E ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data processing; Harmonic attenuation; Harmonic diversity; Line currents; Personal computers; Power quality; Switched mode power supplies

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC DISTORTION; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ELECTRIC SWITCHBOARDS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

DISTORTED SUPPLY VOLTAGES; HARMONIC ATTENUATION; HARMONIC DIVERSITY; LINE CURRENT HARMONICS; POWER QUALITY;

HARMONIC GENERATION;

EID: 0141917733     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2003.813607     Document Type: Article

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