THE PROPAGATION OF TRIPLEN HARMONICS CURRENT PRODUCED BY SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR WHEN CONNECTED TO NON-LINEAR LOAD

With the advancement in technology and the increasing growth of industrial commercial
facilities, problems in power quality such as harmonics distortion have always been a
major concern among engineers. This is particularly trne in power system, where usage
of power is very high as there are many large-scale types of equipment being used such
as synchronous generator and non-linear load which have been proven to produce
harmonics. Since no one has ever tested the effects of triplen harmonics produced by
both of them when connected together, it would be valuably useful to monitor and
simulate these problems in power quality.
The objective of this paper is to study the propagation of triplen harmonics
current produce by the synchronous generator when connected to non-linear load. By
doing so, we would be able to investigate, validate and improve the existing findings on
triplen harmonics current cause by both synchronous generator and non-linear load.
This paper is aimed to study the propagation of triplen harmonics when
synchronous generator is connected to non-linear load through researches from
published journals, lab scale experiments and simulation using PSCAD software.
In this project, the research methodologies are divided into six different stages.
The project activities begin with some preliminary research work. The process continues
with lab scaled experiment followed by simulation modeling using PSCAD software.
The data gained will then be compared so it could be used in result analysis and
discussion. The final stage will be the final documentation.
By the end of this paper, hopefully this research will help people in industries to
understand the cause and effects of triplen harmonics produce by both synchronous
generator and non-linear load.