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Title:
Power electronics with negative differential impedance in a low voltage distribution
 
Author(s):
Heskes, P.J.M.; Myrzik, J.; Kling, W.L.
 
Published by: Publication date:
ECN Efficiency & Infrastructure 26-8-2009
 
ECN report number: Document type:
ECN-M--09-108 Conference Paper
 
Number of pages: Full text:
4 Download PDF  

Presented at: 20th International Conference on Electricity Distribution, Prague, Czech Republic, 8-11 juni 2009.

Abstract:
Today’s domestic appliances are more and more adaptedand controlled by power electronics and processors, and their number is growing. This development can bring both advantages and disadvantages for the power quality in local grids. An advantage for example is the growing number of power supplies that are equipped with a Power Factor Corrector front-end. This type of power supply behaves as a resistive load and has a very good power factor. A disadvantage for example is the constant power load character that comes with a controlled AC to DC power supply with a constant loaded DC output, independent of the applied grid voltage. This type of load has a Negative Differential Impedance (NDI) and can cause voltage instability. This paper discusses the NDI effect that power supplies can bring, and their effect on voltage stability.


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