Chapter 1

SINGLE PHASE CIRCUITS: POWER

DEFINITIONS AND COMPONENTS
(Lectures 1-8)

1.1 Introduction

The definitions of power and its various components are very important to understand quantitative
and qualitative power quality aspects in power system [1][5]. This is not only necessary from the
point of view of conceptual clarity but also very much required for practical applications such as
metering, quantification of active, reactive power, power factor and other power quality parameters
in power system. These aspects become more important when power system is not ideal i.e., it
deals with unbalance, harmonics, faults and fluctuations in frequency. We therefore, in this chapter
explore the concept and fundamentals of single phase system with some practical applications and
illustrations.

1.2 Power Terms in a Single Phase System

Let us consider a single-phase system with sinusoidal system voltage supplying a linear load as
shown in Fig. 1.1. A linear load is one which consists of ideal resistive, inductive and capacitive
elements. The voltage and current are expressed as below.

v(t) = 2 V sin t

i(t) = 2 I sin(t ) (1.1)

The instantaneous power can be computed as,

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 v i

Fig. 1.1 A single phase system

p(t) = v( t) i(t) = V I [2 sin t sin(t )]

= V I[cos cos(2t )]
= V I cos (1 cos 2t) V I sin sin 2t (1.2)
= P (1 cos 2t) Q sin 2t
= pactive (t) preactive (t)
R T +t
Here, P = T1 t=t1 1 p(t) dt = average value of pactive (t). This is called as average active power.
The reactive power Q is defined as,

Q = max {preactive (t)} (1.3)

It should be noted that the way Q is defined is different from P . The Q is defined as maximum
value of the second term of (1.2) and not an average value of the second term. This difference
should always kept in mind.
Equation (1.2) shows that instantaneous power can be decomposed into two parts. The first term
has an average value of V I cos and an alternating component of V I cos 2t, oscillating at twice
the line frequency. This part is never negative and therefore is called unidirectional or dc power.
The second term has an alternating component V I sin sin 2t oscillating at twice frequency with
a peak vale of V I sin . The second term has zero average value. The equation (1.2) can further
be written in the following form.

p(t) = V I cos V I cos(2t )

= p(t) + p(t)
= paverage + poscillation
= pusef ul + pnonusef ul (1.4)

With the above definitions of P and Q, the instantaneous power p(t) can be re-written as following.

p(t) = P (1 cos 2t) Q sin 2t (1.5)

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Example 1.1 Consider a sinusoidal supply voltage v(t) = 230 2 sin t supplying a linear load of
impedance ZL = 12 + j13 at = 2f radian per second, f = 50 Hz. Express current i(t) as a
function of time. Based on v(t) and i(t) determine the following.

(a) Instantaneous power p(t), instantaneous active power pactive (t) and instantaneous reactive
power preactive (t)

(b) Compute average real power P , reactive power Q, apparent power S, and power factor pf .

(c) Repeat the above when load is ZL = 12 j13 , ZL = 12 , and ZL = j13

(d) Comment upon the results.

Solution: A single phase circuit supplying linear load is shown Fig. 1.1. In general, the current in
the circuit is given as,

i(t) = 2 I sin(t )
where = tan1 (XL /RL ), and I = (V /|ZL |)

Case 1: When load is inductive, ZL = 12 + j13

p
|ZL | = RL2 + XL2 = 122 + 132 = 17.692 , and I = 230/17.692 = 13 A
= tan1 (X/R) = tan1 (13/12) = 47.29o
Therefore we have,

v(t) = 230 2 sin t

i(t) = 13 2 sin(t 47.29o )
The instantaneous power is given as,

p(t) = V I cos (1 cos 2t) V I sin sin 2t

= 230 13 cos 47.29o (1 cos(2 314t)) 230 13 sin 47.29o sin(2 314t)
= 2028.23(1 cos(2 314t)) 2196.9 sin(2 314t)
= pactive (t) preactive (t)

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The above implies that,

pactive (t) = 2028.23(1 cos(2 314t))

preactive (t) = 2196.9 sin(2 314t)

Average real power (P ) is given as,

1 T
Z
P = p(t) dt
T 0
P = V I cos = 230 13 cos 47.29o = 2028.23 W

Reactive power (Q) is given as maximum value of preactive , and equals to V I sin as given below.

Q = V I sin = 230 13 sin 47.2906 = 2196.9 VAr

p
Apparant power, S = V I = P 2 + Q2 = 230 13 = 2990 VA
P 2028.23
Power factor = = = 0.6783
S 2990
For this case, the voltage, current and various components of the power are shown in Fig. 1.2. As
seen from the figure the current lags the voltage due to inductive load. The pactive has an offset of
2028.23 W, which is also indicated as P in the right bottom graph. The preactive has zero average
value and its maximum value is equal to Q, which is 2196.9 VArs.

Case 2: When load is Capacitive, ZL = 12 j13 that implies |ZL | = 122 + 132 = 17.692,
and I = 230/17.692 = 13 A, = tan1 (13/12) = 47.2906o .

v(t) = 230 2 sin t

i(t) = 13 2 sin(t + 47.2906o )
p(t) = V I cos (1 cos 2t) V I sin sin 2t
= 230 13 cos(47.2906o )(1 cos(2 314t)) 230 13 sin(47.2906o ) sin(2 314t)
= 2028.23(1 cos(2 314t)) + 2196.9 sin(2 314t)

pactive (t) = 2028.23(1 cos(2 314t))

preactive (t) = 2196.9 sin(2 314t)

P = V I cos = 230 13 cos 47.2906o = 2028.23 Watt

Q = V I sin = 230 13 sin(47.2906o ) = 2196.9 VAr
p
S = V I = P 2 + Q2 = 230 13 = 2990 VA

For Case 2, the voltage, current and various components of the power are shown in Fig. 1.3. The
explanation given earlier also holds true for this case.

Case 3: When load is resistive, ZL = RL = 12 , I = 230/12 = 19.167 A, and = 0o .

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 400 6000
Voltge (V)
4000
200

VA, W, VAr
2000
0
0

-200
-2000

p(t)
-400 -4000
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0 0.01 0.02 pact(t) 0.03
sec sec preact(t)

20 2400

Current (A)
10 2300 Average Power (W)
Reactive Power (VAr)
W, VAr
0 2200

-10 2100

-20 2000
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0 0.01 0.02 0.03
sec sec

Fig. 1.2 Case 1: Voltage, current and various power components

Therefore, we have

v(t) = 230 2 sin t

i(t) = 19.167 2 sin t
p(t) = 230 19.167 cos 0o {1 cos(2 314t)} 230 19.167 sin 0o sin(2 314t)
= 4408.33(1 cos(2 314t))

pactive (t) = 4408.33{1 cos(2 314t)}

preactive (t) = 0

P = V I cos = 230 19.167 cos 0o = 4408.33 W

Q = V I sin = 230 19.167 sin 0o = 0 VAr
p
S = V I = P 2 + Q2 = 230 19.167 = 4408.33 VA
4408.33
Power factor = =1
4408.33
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 400 6000

Voltage (V)
4000
200

VA, W, VAr
2000
0
0

-200
-2000
p(t)
-400 -4000 p (t) 0.03
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0 0.01 0.02 act
sec sec preact(t)

20 3000
Current (A)
2000
10
1000
Average Power (W)

W, VAr
0 0 Reactive Power (VAr)

-1000
-10
-2000

-20 -3000
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04
sec sec

Fig. 1.3 Case 2: Voltage, current and various power components

For Case 3, the voltage, current and various components of the power are shown in Fig. 1.4. Since
the load is resistive, as seen from the graph preactive is zero and p(t) is equal to pactive . The average
value of p(t) is real power (P ), which is equal to 4408.33 W.
Case 4: When the load is purely reactive, ZL = j13 , |ZL | = 13 , I = 230 13
= 17.692 A, and
= 90o . Therefore, we have

v(t) = 230 2 sin t

i(t) = 17.692 2 sin(t 90o )
p(t) = 230 17.692 cos 90o (1 cos(2 314t)) 230 17.692 sin 90o sin(2 314t)
= 0 4069 sin(2 314t)

pactive (t) = 0
preactive (t) = 4069 sin(2 314t)

P = V I cos = 230 17.692 cos 90o = 0 W

Q = V I sin = 230 17.692 sin 90o = 4069 VAr
p
S = V I = P 2 + Q2 = 230 17.692 = 4069 VA
0
Power factor = =0
4069
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 400 10000

Voltage (V)
8000
200

VA, W, VAr
6000

0
4000

-200 2000

0
-400 p(t)
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0 0.01 0.02 pact(t) 0.03
sec sec
preact(t)

30 5000
Current (A)
20 4000

10 3000 Average Power (W)

Reactive Power (VAr)

W, VAr
0 2000

-10 1000

-20 0

-30 -1000
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0 0.01 0.02 0.03
sec sec

Fig. 1.4 Case 3: Voltage, current and various power components

For Case 4, the voltage, current and various components of the power are shown in Fig. 1.5. The
load in this case is purely reactive, hence their is no average component of p(t). The maximum
value of p(t) is same as preactive (t) or Q, which is equal to 4069 VArs.

1.3 Sinusoidal Voltage Source Supplying Non-linear Load Current

The load current is now considered as nonlinear load. A non-linear load is one which consists
of switched elements such as diode, transistors, MOSFET, etc., in the circuit. In power circuit,
non-linear load current exists, when source supplies to power electronics based loads such as rec-
tifier, inverter, cyclo-converters etc.. These loads cause presence of harmonics in the load current.
Assuming that all harmonics are present in the load current, the voltage and current are expressed
as following.

v(t) = 2 V sin t

X
i(t) = 2 In sin(nt n ) (1.6)
n=1

The instantaneous power is therefore given by,

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 400 5000

Voltage (V)
200

VA, W, VAr
0 0

-200

p(t)
-400 -5000
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0 0.01 0.02 pact(t) 0.03
sec preact(t)

30 5000
Current (A)
20 4000
10
3000

W, VAr
0 Active Power (W)
2000 Reactive Power (VAr)
-10

-20 1000

-30 0
0 0.01 0.02 0.03 0 0.01 0.02 0.03

Fig. 1.5 Case 4: Voltage, current and various power components

X
p(t) = v(t) i(t) = 2 V sin t 2 In sin(nt n )
n=1

X
= V [In 2 sin t sin(nt n )]
n=1
= V [I1 2 sin t sin(t 1 )]
X
+ V [In 2 sin t sin(nt n )] (1.7)
n=2

Note that 2 sin A sin B = cos(A B) cos(A + B), using this, Eqn. (1.7) can be re-written as
the following.

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 p(t) = V I1 [cos 1 cos(2t 1 )] V I1 sin 1 sin 2t
X
+V In [ (cos n cos(2nt n )) sin n sin 2nt]
n=2
= V I1 cos 1 (1 cos 2t) V I1 sin 1 sin 2t (1.8)

X
+ V In [ cos n (1 cos 2nt) sin n sin 2nt]
n=2
= A + B

In above equation, average active power P and reactive power Q are given by,

P = P1 = average value of p(t) = V I1 cos 1

Q = Q1 = peak value of second term in A = V I1 sin 1 (1.9)

The apparent power S is given by

S = V Iq
S = V [I12 + I22 + I32 + .....] (1.10)

Equation (1.10) can be re-arranged as given below.

S 2 = V 2 I12 + V 2 [I22 + I32 + I42 + ...]

= (V I1 cos 1 )2 + (V I1 sin 1 )2 + V 2 [I22 + I32 + I42 + .....]
= P 2 + Q2 + H 2 (1.11)

In above equation, H is known as harmonic power and represents V As corresponding to harmonics

and is equal to,

q
H=V [I22 + I32 + I42 + .....] (1.12)

The following points are observed from description.

1. P and Q are dependent on the fundamental current components
2. H is dependent on the current harmonic components
3. Power components V I cos 2t and V I1 sin 1 sin 2t are oscillating components and can
be eliminated using appropriately chosen capacitors and inductors
4. There are other terms in (1.10), which are functions of multiple integer of fundamental fre-
quency are reflected in B terms of Eqn. (1.8). These terms can be eliminated using tuned
LC filters.

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This is represented by power tetrahedron instead of power triangle (in case of voltage and current
of sinusidal nature of fundamental frequency). In this context, some important terms are defined
here.
Displacement Power Factor (DPF) or Fundamental Power Factor (pf1 ) is denoted by cos 1
and is cosine angle between the fundamental voltage and current. This is equal to,

P1
DPF = pf1 = cos 1 = . (1.13)
S1
The Power Factor (pf ) is defined as ratio of average active power to the total apparent power
(V I) and is expressed as,

P
Power Factor (pf ) =
S  
V I1 cos 1 I1
= = cos 1
VI I
= cos cos 1 (1.14)

The equation (1.14) shows that power factor becomes less by a factor of cos , which is ratio of
fundamental to the total current. This is due to the presence of the harmonics in the load current.
The nonlinear load current increases the ampere rating of the conductor for same amount of active
power transfer with increased VA rating. Such kind of load is not desired in power system.

Example 1.2 Consider an ideal single-phase voltage

source supplying a rectifier load as given
in Fig. 1.6. Given a supply voltage, v(t) = 230 2 sin t and source impedance is negligible,
draw the voltage and current waveforms. Express current using Fourier series. Based on that
determine the following.
1. Plot instantaneous power p(t).
2. Plot components of p(t) i.e. pactive (t), preactive (t).
3. Compute average real power, reactive power, apparent power, power factor, displacement
factor (or fundamental power factor).
4. Comment upon the results in terms of VA rating and power output.
Solution: The above system has been simulated using MATLAB/SIMULINK. The supply voltage
and current are shown in Fig. 1.7. The current waveform is of the square type and its Fourier series
expansion is given below.

X 4Idc
i(t) = sin(nt) where h = 0, 1, 2 . . .
n=2h+1
n

The instantaneous power is therefore given by,

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 i (t ) Id

v (t )

Fig. 1.6 A single phase system with non-linear load

X 4Idc
p(t) = v(t) i(t) = 2 V sin t sin(nt). (1.15)
n=2h+1
n

By expansion of the above equation, the average active power (P ) and reactive power (Q) are given
as below.

P = P1 = average value of Pactive (t) or p(t) = V I1 cos 1

= V I1 (since, 1 = 0, cos 1 = 1, sin 1 = 0)

Q = Q1 = peak value of Preactive (t) = V I1 sin 1 = 0
The rms value of fundamental and rms value of the total source current are given below.
Irms = Id = 103.5 A

2 2
I1 = Id = 93.15 A

The real power (P ) is given by
P = V I1

2 2
= V Id = 21424.5 W .

The reactive power (Q) is given by

Q = Q1 = 0.
The apparent power (S) is given by
S = V Irms
= V Id = 23805 VA .

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 300
Supply current (A)
200 Supply voltage (V)
100
0
-100
-200
-300

1 1.001 1.002 1.003 1.004 1.005 1.006

Time(Sec) x 10
5

4
x 10

2.5

1.5
instantaneous power
1 Average power (W)
Reactive power (Var)
0.5

-0.5

1 1.001 1.002 1.003 1.004 1.005 1.006

Time (Sec) x 10
5

Fig. 1.7 Supply voltage, current and instantaneous power waveforms

The displacement power factor (cos 1 ) is,

DP F = cos 1 = 1.
Therefore power factor is given by,
P S1 P1
pf = =
S S S1
V I1
= cos 1
V Irms
I1
= DP F = 0.9 (lag)
Irms

1.4 Non-sinusoidal Voltage Source Supplying Non-linear Loads

The voltage source too may have harmonics transmitted from generation or produced due to non-
linear loads in presence of feeder impedance. In this case, we shall consider generalized case of
non-sinusoidal voltage source supplying nonlinear loads including dc components. These voltages
and currents are represented as,

X
v(t) = Vdc + 2Vn sin(nt vn ) (1.16)
n=1

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and

X
i(t) = Idc + 2In sin(nt in ) (1.17)
n=1

Therefore, instantanteous power p(t) is given by,

X X
p(t) = [Vdc + 2Vn sin(nt vn )].[Idc + 2In sin(nt in )] (1.18)
n=1 n=1

X X
p(t) = Vdc Idc + Vdc 2In sin(nt in ) + Idc 2Vn sin(nt vn )
| {z }
I | n=1 {z } | n=1
{z }
II III

X X
+ 2Vn sin(nt vn ) 2In sin(nt in ) (1.19)
|n=1 {zn=1 }
IV

p(t) = pdcdc + pdcac + pacdc + pacac (1.20)

The term I (pdcdc ) contributes to power from dc components of voltage and current. Terms II
(pdcac ) and III (pacdc ) result from the interaction of dc and ac components of voltage and current.
In case, there are no dc components all these power components are zero. In practical cases, dc
components are very less and the first three terms have negligible value compared to IV term.
Thus, we shall focus on IV (pacac ) term which corresponds to ac components present in power
system. The term IV can be written as,

th
X X
IV term = pacac = 2Vn sin(nt vn ) 2Ih sin(ht ih ) (1.21)
n=1 h=1

where n = h = 1, 2, 3..., similar frequency terms will interact. When n 6= h, dissimilar

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frequency terms will interact. This is expressed below.

pacac (t) = 2V1 sin(t v1 ) 2I1 sin(t i1 )
| {z }
A

X
+ 2V1 sin(t v1 ) 2Ih sin(ht ih )
h=2,h6=1
| {z }
B

+ 2V2 sin(2t v2 ) 2I2 sin(2t i2 )
| {z }
A

X
+ 2V2 sin(2t v2 ) 2Ih sin(ht ih ) + . . . + . . .
h=1,h6=2
| {z }
B

+ 2Vn sin(nt vn ) 2In sin(nt in )
| {z }
A

X
+ 2Vn sin(nt vn ) 2Ih sin(ht ih ) (1.22)
h=1,h6=n
| {z }
B

The terms in A of above equation form similar frequency terms and terms in B form dissimilar
frequency terms, we shall denote them by pacacnn and pacacnh . Thus,

X
pacacnn (t) = Vn In 2 sin(nt vn ) sin(nt in ) (1.23)
n=1

and

X X
pacacnh (t) = 2Vn sin(nt vn ) 2In sin(ht ih ) (1.24)
n=1 h=1,h6=n

Now, let us simplify pacacnn in

X
pacacnn (t) = Vn In [cos(in vn ) cos(2nt in vn )]
n=1
X
= Vn In [cos(n ) cos(2nt (in vn ) 2vn )]
n=1

X
= Vn In [cos(n ) cos (2nt 2vn ) n ]
n=1
X
= Vn In [cos(n ) cos(2nt 2vn ) cos n sin(2nt 2vn ) sin n ]
n=1
(1.25)

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where n = (in vn ) = is phase angle between nth harmonic current and voltage. Therefore,

X
pacacnn (t) = [Vn In cos n {1 cos(2nt 2vn )}]
n=1
X
[Vn In sin n sin(2nt 2vn )]. (1.26)
n=1

Thus, the instantaneous power is given by,

p(t) = pdcdc + pdcac + pacdc + pacacnn + pacacnh

| {z } | {z } | {z } | {z } | {z }
I II III
| IVA {z IVB }
IV

X X
p(t) = Vdc Idc + Vdc 2In sin(nt in ) + Idc 2Vn sin(nt vn )
n=1 n=1

X
+ [Vn In cos n {1 cos(2nt 2vn )}]
n=1

X
[Vn In sin n . sin(2nt 2in )] (1.27)
n=1

1.4.1 Active Power

Instantaneous active power, pactive (t) is expressed as,

X
pactive (t) = Vdc Idc + [Vn In cos n {1 cos(2nt 2vn )}] (1.28)
n=1

It has non-negative value with some average component, giving average active power. Therefore,

1 T
Z
P = p(t) dt
T 0
X
= Vdc Idc + Vn In cos n . (1.29)
n=1

The reactive component of the instantaneous power is denoted by preactive (t) and is given as fol-
lowing.

X
preactive (t) = [Vn In sin n sin(2nt 2vn )] (1.30)
n=1

resulting in

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 Q , max of (1.30) magnitude

X
= Vn In sin n . (1.31)
n=1

From (1.29)

X
P = Pdc + Vn In cos n
n=1
= Pdc + V1 I1 cos 1 + V2 I2 cos 2 + V3 I3 cos 3 + . . .
= Pdc + P1 + P2 + P3 + . . .
= Pdc + P1 + PH (1.32)

In above equation,
Pdc = Average active power corresponding to the dc components
P1 = Average fundamental active power
PH = Average harmonic active power

Average fundamental active power (P1 ) can also be found from fundamentals of voltage and cur-
rent i.e.,

Z T
1
P1 = v1 (t) i1 (t)dt (1.33)
T 0

and harmonic active power (PH ) can be found as below.

X
PH = Vn In cos n = P P1 . (1.34)
n=1

1.4.2 Reactive Power

The reactive power or Budeanus reactive power (Q) can be found by summing maximum value of
each term in (1.30). This is given below.

X
Q = Vn In sin n
n=1
= V1 I1 sin 1 + V2 I2 sin 2 + V3 I3 sin 3 + . . .
= Q1 + Q2 + Q3 + . . .
= Q1 + QH (1.35)

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Usually this reactive power is referred as Budeanus reactive power, and sometimes we use sub-
script B to indicate that i.e.,

QB = Q1B + QHB (1.36)

The remaining dissimilar terms of (1.27) are accounted using prest (t). Therefore, we can write,

p(t) = pdcdc + pactive (t) + preactive (t) + p (t) (1.37)

| {z } | rest
{z }
Similar frequency terms Non-similar frequency terms

where,

pdcdc = Vdc Idc

X
pactive (t) = [Vn In cos n {1 cos(2nt 2 vn )}]
n=1
X
preactive (t) = [Vn In sin n . sin(2nt 2 vn )]
n=1

X X
prest (t) = Vdc 2In sin(nt in ) + Idc 2Vn sin(nt vn )
n=1 n=1

X X
+ 2Vn sin(nt vn ) 2Im sin(mt im ) (1.38)
n=1 m=1,m6=n

1.4.3 Apparent Power

The scalar apparent power which is defined as product of rms value of voltage and current, is
expressed as following.

S = V
qI q
2 2 2 2
= Vdc + V1 + V2 + Idc + I12 + I22 + (1.39)
q q
= Vdc2 + V12 + VH2 Idc
2
+ I12 + IH
2

Where,

X
VH2 = V22 + V32 + = Vn2
n=2

X
2
IH = I22 + I32 + = In2 (1.40)
n=2

VH and IH are denoted as harmonic voltage and harmonic current respectively. Expanding (1.39)
we can write

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 S2 = V 2I 2
= (Vdc2 + V12 + VH2 )(Idc2
+ I12 + IH2
)
= Vdc Idc + Vdc I1 + Vdc IH + V1 I1 + V12 Idc
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
+ V12 IH
2
+ VH2 Idc
2
+ VH2 I12 + VH2 IH
2

= Vdc2 Idc
2
+ V12 I12 + VH2 IH
2
+ Vdc2 (I12 + IH
2 2
) + Idc (V12 + VH2 ) + V12 IH
2
+ VH2 I12
2
= Sdc + S12 + SH 2
+ SD 2

= S12 + Sdc 2
+ SH 2
+ SD 2
| {z }

= S12 + SN
2
(1.41)
In above equation, the term SN is as following.
2
SN = Vdc2 I12 + Vdc2 IH
2
+ V12 Idc
2
+ V12 IH
2
+ VH2 Idc
2
+ VH2 I12 + VH2 IH
2 2 2
+ Idc 2
IH + Idc Vdc2 (1.42)
Practically in power systems dc components are negligible. Therefore neglecting the contribution
of Vdc and Idc associated terms in (1.42), the following is obtained.
2
SN = I12 VH2 + V12 IH
2
+ VH2 IH
2

= DV2 + DI2 + SH 2
(1.43)
The terms DI and DV in (1.43) are known as apparent powers due to distortion in current and
voltage respectively. These are given below.
DV = I1 VH
DI = V1 IH (1.44)
These are further expressed in terms of THD components of voltage and current, as given below.

VH
T HDV =
V1
IH
T HDI = (1.45)
I1
From (1.45), the harmonic components of current and voltage are expressed below.
VH = T HDV V1
IH = T HDI I1 (1.46)
Using (1.44) and (1.46),
DV = V1 I1 T HDV = S1 T HDV
DI = V1 I1 T HDI = S1 T HDI
SH = VH IH = S1 T HDI T HDV (1.47)
Therefore using (1.43) and (1.47), SN could be expressed as following.

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SN = S12 (T HDI2 + T HDV2 + T HDI2 T HDV2 ) (1.48)

Normally in power system, T HDV << T HDI , therefore,

SN S1 DI (1.49)

The above relationship shows that as the THD content in voltage and current increases, the non fun-
damental apparent power SN increases for a given useful transmitted power. This means there are
more losses and hence less efficient power network.

1.4.4 Non Active Power

Non active power is denoted by N and is defined as per following equation.

S2 = P 2 + N 2 (1.50)

This power includes both fundamental as well as non fundamental components, and is usually
computed by knowing active power (P ) and apparent power (S) as given below.

N = S2 P 2 (1.51)

1.4.5 Distortion Power

Due to presence of distortion, the total apparent power S can also be written in terms of active
power (P ), reactive power (Q) and distortion power (D)

S 2 = P 2 + Q2 + D2 . (1.52)

Therefore,
p
D= S 2 P 2 Q2 . (1.53)

1.4.6 Fundamental Power Factor

Fundamental power factor is defined as ratio of fundamental real power (P1 ) to the fundamental
apparent power (S1 ). This is given below.

P1
pf1 = cos 1 = (1.54)
S1
The fundamental power factor as defined above is also known as displacement power factor.

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1.4.7 Power Factor
Power factor for the single phase system considered above is the ratio of the total real power (P )
to the total apparent power (S) as given by the following equation.
P
pf =
S
P 1 + PH
= p 2 2
S1 + SN
(1 + PH /P1 ) P1
= p (1.55)
1 + (SN /S1 )2 S1
Substituting SN from (1.48), the power factor can further be simplified to the following equation.
(1 + PH /P1 )
pf = p pf1 (1.56)
1 + T HDI2 + T HDV2 + T HDI2 T HDV2
Thus, we observe that the power factor of a single phase system depends upon fundamental (P1 )
and harmonic active power (PH ), displacement factor (DP F = pf1 ) and THDs in voltage and
current. Further, we note following points.
1. P/S is also called as utilization factor indicator as it indicates the usage of real power.
2. The term SN /S1 is used to decide the overall degree of harmonic content in the system.
3. The flow of fundamental power can be characterized by measurement of S1 , P1 , pf1 , and Q1 .
For a practical power system P1 >> PH and T HDV << T HDI , the above expression of power
factor is further simplified as given below.
pf1
pf = p (1.57)
1 + T HDI2

Example 1.3 Consider the following voltage and current in single phase system.

vs (t) = 230 2 sin(t) + 50 2 sin(3t 30 )

i(t) = 2 + 10 2 sin(t 30 ) + 5 2 sin(3t 60 )

Determine the following.

(a) Active power, (P )

(b) Reactive power, (Q)
(c) Apparent power, (S)
(d) Power factor, (pf )

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Solution: Here the source is non-sinusoidal and is feeding a non-linear load. The instantaneous
power is given by,
p(t) = v(t) i(t)

X
X
p(t) = {Vdc + 2 Vn sin(nt vn )} {Idc + 2 In sin(nt in )}
n=1 n=1
(a) The active power P is given by,

1 T
Z
P = p(t) dt
T 0
= Pdc + V1 I1 cos 1 + V2 I2 cos 2 + ...... + Vn In cos n (1.58)
= Pdc + P1 + PH
where,
n = in vn
Pdc = Vdc Idc
P1 = V1 I1 cos 1
X
PH = Vn In cos n
n=2
Here, Vdc = 0, V1 = 230 V, v1 = 0, V3 = 50 V, v3 = 30 , Idc = 2 A, I1 = 10 A, i1 = 30 ,
I3 = 5 A, i3 = 60 . Therefore, 1 = i1 v1 = 30 and 3 = i3 v3 = 30 .
Substituting these values in (1.58), the above equation gives,

P = 0 2 + 230 10 cos 30 + 50 5 cos 30 = 2208.36 W.

(b). The reactive power (Q) is given by,
X
Q = Vn In sin n
n=1
= V1 I1 sin 1 + V2 I2 sin 2 + .....Vn In sin n
= 230 10 sin 30 + 50 5 sin 30 = 1275 VAr.
(c). The Apparent power S is given by,
S = Vrms Irms
q q
2 2 2 2
= Vdc + V1 + V2 + ....Vn2 Idc + I12 + I22 + .....In2
q q
= Vdc2 + V12 + VH2 Idc
2
+ I12 + IH2

where,

q
VH = V22 + V32 + ....Vn2
q
IH = I22 + I32 + .....In2

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Substituting the values of voltage and current components, the apparent power S is computed as
following.

S = 0 + 2302 + 502 22 + 102 + 52
= 235.37 11.357 = 2673.31 VA

(d). The power factor is given by

P 2208.36
pf = = = 0.8261 lag
S 2673.31

Example 1.4 Consider following system with distorted supply voltages,

X 2Vn
v(t) = Vdc + sin(nt vn )
n=1
n2

with Vdc = 10 V, Vn /n2 = 230 2/n2 and vn = 0 f or n = 1, 3, 5, 7, . . .

The voltage source supplies a nonlinear current of,

X 2In
i(t) = Idc + sin(nt in ).
n=1
n

with Idc = 2 A, In = 20/n A and in = n 30o for n = 1, 3, 5, 7, . . .

Compute the following.

(a) Plot instantaneous power p(t), pactive (t), preactive (t), Pdc , and prest (t).

(b) Compute P, P1 , PH (= P3 + P5 + P7 + . . .).

(c) Compute Q, Q1 , QH (= Q3 + Q5 + Q7 + . . .).

(d) Compute S, S1 , SH , N, D.

(e) Comment upon each result.

Solution: Instantaneous power is given as following.

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 ! !
X 230 2 X 20 2
p(t) = v(t) i(t) = 10 + 2
sin(nt) 2+ sin n(t 300 )
n=1,3,5
n n=1,3,5
n

X 20 2 0
X 230 2
= |{z}
20 + 10 sin n(t 30 ) + 2 sin(nt)
n=1,3,5
n n=1,3,5
n2
I
| {z } | {z }
II III
! !
X 230 2 X 20 2
+ 2
sin(nt) sin n(t 300 )
n=1,3,5
n n=1,3,5
n
| {z }
IV

X 200 2 X 460 2
= |{z}
20 + sin n(t 300 ) + 2
sin(nt)
n=1,3,5
n n=1,3,5
n
I
| {z } | {z }
II III

X 4600
+ 3
(cos(30o n)(1 cos 2nt) sin (2nt) sin(30o n))
n=1,3,5
n
| {z }
IV A
! !
X 230 2 X 20 2
+ 2
sin nt sin h(t 300 )
n=1,3,5
n h=1,3,5;h6=n
h
| {z }
IV B

a. Computation of p(t), pactive (t), preactive (t), Pdc ., and prest (t)

pdcdc (t) = 20 W

X 4600
pactive (t) = 3
cos n300 (1 cos 2nt)
n=1,3,5
n

X 4600
preactive (t) = 3
sin(n300 ) sin(2nt)
n=1,3,5
n

X 200 2 0
X 460 2
prest (t) = sin n(t 30 ) + sin(nt)
n=1,3,5
n n=1,3,5
n2
! !
X 230 2 X 20 2
+ 2
sin nt sin h(t 300 )
n=1,3,5
n h=1,3,5;h6=n
h

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b. Computation of P, P1 , PH

Z T
1
P = p(t)dt
T 0

X 4600
= 20 + 3
cos(30o n)
n=1,3,5
n

X 4600
= 20 + 4600 cos 300 + 3
cos(30o n)
n=3,5,7...
n
= 20 + 3983.71 + (43.4841)
= Pdc + P1 + PH

Thus,
Active power contributed by dc components of voltage and current, Pdc = 20 W.

Active power contributed by fundamental frequency components of voltage and current, P1 =

3983.71 W.

Active power contributed by harmonic frequency components of voltage and current, PH = 43.4841
W.

c. Computation of Q, Q1 , QH

X 4600
Q = 3
sin(30o n)
n=1,3,5
n

0
X 4600
= 4600 sin 30 + 3
sin(30o n)
n=3,5,7...
n
= 2300 + 175.7548 VArs
= Q1 + QH

P 3 o
The above implies that, Q1 = 4600 VArs and QH = n=3,5,7... (4600/n ) sin(30 n) = 175.7548
VArs.

d. Computation of Apparent Powers and Distortion Powers

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 The apparent power S is expressed as following.
q
Vrms = Vdc2 + V12 + V32 + V52 + V72 + V92 + ....
p
= 102 + 2302 + (230/32 )2 + (230/52 )2 + (230/72 )2 + (230/92 )2 + ....
= 231.87 V (up to n = 9)
q
2
Irms = Idc + I12 + I32 + I52 + I72 + I92 + ....
p
= 22 + 202 + (20/3)2 + (20/5)2 + (20/7)2 + (20/9)2 + ....
= 21.85 A (up to n = 9)

The apparent power, S = Vrms Irms = 231.87 21.85 = 5066.36 VA.

Fundamental apparent power, S1 = V1 x I1 = 4600 VA.
Apparent power contributed by harmonics SH = VH IH

q
VH = V32 + V52 + V72 + V92 + ....
p
= (230/32 )2 + (230/52 )2 + (230/72 )2 + (230/92 )2 + ....
= 27.7 V (up to n = 9)
q
IH = I32 + I52 + I72 + I92 + ....
p
= (20/3)2 + (20/5)2 + (20/7)2 + (20/9)2 + ....
= 8.57 A (up to n = 9).

Therefore the harmonic apparent power, SH = VH IH = 237.5 VA.

Non active power, N = pS 2 P 2 = 50672
3960.22 = 3160.8 VArs (up to n=9)
Distortion Power D = 2 2
S P Q = 2 50672 3960.22 2475.772 = 1965.163
VArs (up to n=9).

Displacement power factor (cos 1 )

P1 3983.7
cos 1 = = = 0.866 lagging
S1 (230)(20)
Power factor (cos )
P 3960.217
cos = = = 0.781 lagging
S 5067
The voltage, current, various powers and power factor are plotted in the Fig. 1.8, verifying
above values.

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 200
20
Voltage (v)

Current (A)
100
10
0
0
-100
-10
-200
-20
0 0.005 0.01 0.015 0.02 0.025 0.03 0.035 0.04
0 0.005 0.01 0.015 0.02 0.025 0.03 0.035 0.04
time (sec) time (sec)

Inst. active power (W)

4000 4000
Inst. Power (W)

2000 3000

2000
0
1000
-2000
0
0 0.005 0.01 0.015 0.02 0.025 0.03 0.035 0.04 0 0.005 0.01 0.015 0.02 0.025 0.03 0.035 0.04
time (sec) time (sec)

Rest of inst. power (W)

Inst. reactive power

1000
2000
500

0
0
-500

-1000
-2000
0 0.005 0.01 0.015 0.02 0.025 0.03 0.035 0.04 0 0.005 0.01 0.015 0.02 0.025 0.03 0.035 0.04
time (sec) time (sec)
3000
Non active power (VA)

1168
Total apparent power (VA)
2500
Avg. active power (W) 1167
2000

Distortion power (W) 1166

1500 Avg. reactive power (VAr)

1000 1165
0 0.005 0.01 0.015 0.02 0.025 0.03 0.035 0.04 0 0.005 0.01 0.015 0.02 0.025 0.03 0.035 0.04
time (sec) time (sec)

Fig. 1.8 System voltage, current and related powers

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