Comparison of power definitions in the presence of waveform distortion
In this paper, several definitions of reactive and apparent power in the non-sinusoidal regime are analysed and their repercussions in energy-billing are assessed. The classical method of optimisation by capacitor bank is considered to be problematic since it produces frequent resonances and increased harmonic distortion.
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