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short circuit current from the source.<br />
• Voltage Swell: Voltage swell can be defined as the opposite <strong>of</strong> voltage<br />
sag. It is a temporary increase in voltage for a limited amount <strong>of</strong> time<br />
<strong>and</strong> caused by sudden decrease in total load size. The effect <strong>of</strong> these two<br />
disturbances can be prevented or decreased by a decent voltage regulator.<br />
• Momentary interruptions: It is an instantaneous drop on supply voltage.<br />
The differences between voltage sag <strong>and</strong> momentary interruption are<br />
their duration <strong>and</strong> the amount <strong>of</strong> voltage drop. The latter happens in<br />
smaller amount <strong>of</strong> time with a higher voltage drop.<br />
• Transients: Transient can be defined as an increase in supply frequency<br />
for a short time duration. The frequency <strong>of</strong> oscillation can vary from<br />
several multiples <strong>of</strong> supply frequency to hundreds <strong>of</strong> kHz. Switching transients,<br />
capacitor energization <strong>and</strong> lightning can cause transient.<br />
• Voltage Unbalance: It is the presence <strong>of</strong> negative <strong>and</strong> zero sequence<br />
components in supply voltage. For a balanced three phase supply, the<br />
amplitude <strong>of</strong> each phase would be the same <strong>and</strong> at the same time, the<br />
phase difference between them would be 120 o whereas these quantities do<br />
not hold in the unbalanced case. The reasons can be listed as the uneven<br />
distribution <strong>of</strong> single phase loads to each three phases, a short circuit in<br />
one phase or unstable utility supply.<br />
• Harmonics: Harmonic is a current or voltage waveform whose frequency<br />
is an integer multiple <strong>of</strong> the fundamental frequency. It deteriorates the<br />
pure sinusoidal waveform, <strong>and</strong> causes extra current flowing through the<br />
transmission lines that does not contribute any work done. It arises from<br />
the nonlinear loads connected to the utility such as switching mode power<br />
supplies, variable frequency drives, etc. Harmonics are the most common<br />
threat for power quality issues. It can be extracted from the supply voltage<br />
or current waveform by fourier analysis.<br />
• Voltage Fluctuations: It is described by the intermittent but small variation<br />
in rms line voltage. The arc furnaces <strong>and</strong> cycloconverters can cause<br />
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