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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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