A control system for dc arc furnaces for power quality improvements

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1498-1505

  Lazaroiu, G C ^a   Zaninelli, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

dc arc furnace; Harmonics; Light voltage flicker

Indexed keywords

AC NETWORKS; AC-DC CONVERTERS; ARC FURNACES; DC ARC FURNACE; DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; HARMONICS; POINT OF COMMON COUPLING; POWER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; PROPORTIONAL INTEGRAL CONTROLLERS; QUALITY IMPACT; RANDOM MODEL; TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION;

CONTROL THEORY; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; FURNACES; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; MELTING FURNACES; SECONDARY BATTERIES;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 77956339924     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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