| Title: | Impact of voltage supraharmonics on power supply units in low-voltage grids |
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| Authors: | ID Sukič, Primož (Author)
ID Dmitrašinović, Danilo (Author)
ID Štumberger, Gorazd (Author) |
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| Files: |  electronics-14-03918-v2.pdf (11,31 MB)
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Article |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FERI - Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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| Abstract: | Voltage supraharmonics present in the electrical grid can trigger chain reactions in grid-connected household and industrial power supplies equipped with Power Factor Correction (PFC). A single source of voltage supraharmonics may significantly increase the current in switching devices with PFC, leading to higher-amplitude disturbances throughout the electrical network. When addressing issues in a real low-voltage (LV) grid, it was observed that activation of a single device emitting supraharmonics caused oscillating currents across all feeders connected to the transformer’s busbars, matching the frequency of the supraharmonic source. To investigate this phenomenon further, the grid voltage containing supraharmonics was replicated in a controlled laboratory environment and used to supply various power electronic devices. The laboratory results closely mirrored those observed in the field. Supraharmonics present in the supply voltage caused current oscillations in the power electronic devices at the same frequency. Moreover, the amplitude of the observed current oscillations increased with the amplitude of the injected supply voltage supraharmonics. In some cases, the root mean square (RMS) value of the current drawn by the power electronic devices doubled, indicating a substantial impact on device behaviour and potential implications for grid stability and energy efficiency. |
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| Keywords: | supraharmonics, PFC, solar inverters, PV inverters, hybrid converter |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 08.08.2025 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 26.09.2025 |
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| Publication date: | 01.10.2025 |
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| Publisher: | MDPI |
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| Year of publishing: | 2025 |
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| Number of pages: | 19 str. |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 14, iss. 19, [art. no.] 3918 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-95838  |
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| UDC: | 621.31 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2079-9292 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 254176259 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/electronics14193918 |
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| Copyright: | © 2025 by the authors
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 29.10.2025 |
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| Downloads: | 26 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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