in nng c to ra t s bin i ca cc dng nng lng khc nhau nh: th nng, ng nng, nhit nng, quang nng, ha nng...S chuyn i ny c thc hin thng qua cc nh my pht in. Trc khi truyn nng lng in n cc h tiu th thng qua h thng truyn ti phc tp m im bt u l nh my in, in nng b thay i c tnh cho ph hp. l s thay i cc thng s c bn nh in p, dng in, tn s. m bo cht lng in nng l phi m bo n nh v in p, tn s v dng sng. Ch cn mt trong ba yu t trn khng m bo, cht lng in nng s khng m bo. V nguyn tc, h thng my pht lun m bo cc c tnh k thut v in p, cng sut, dng sng hnh sin. Tuy nhin, cht lng in nng li b nh hng bi nhiu nguyn nhn khc. nh hng nhiu nht l do s pht trin lin tc cc thit b in m c tnh lm vic ca n gy bin dng sng in p, st p...trn h thng in. Mt trong nhng nguyn nhn khc l do s xm nhp ca cc dng bc x t thin nhin, v tr, hoc cc thit b khc n h thng in. Tt c u lm suy gim cht lng in nng.
Dng in p l tng hnh sin
Tc hi ca cht lng in nng khng m bo: Khi cht lng in nng khng c m bo n c th gy nn mt s tc hi nh: - o m khng chnh xc - Relay bo v tc ng sai hoc b li - Gy cp in, h hng thit b - Lm tng tn hao, tng chi ph - Gy nhiu in t v ting n Cc hin tng lm suy gim cht lng in nng: Cht lng in nng c nh ngha theo tiu chun IEEE 1159-1995, theo cc hin tng sau y c cho l nh hng n cht lng in nng: - Voltage Interruption : gin on p
- Voltage Sag (Dip) : vng in p, st p
- Voltage Swell : Vt in p, l in p - Long duration variations: bin ng thi gian di - Impulsive Transient : qu xung - Oscillatory Transient : qu dao ng - Harmonic distortion : nhiu sng hi - Voltage Fluctutation : dao ng in p - Noise : Nhiu