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Table 6 Summary of input data sources

From: A systematic review of real-time detection and classification of power quality disturbances

Data source

Advantages

Disadvantages

Application

Multiple PQDs

Sags

Notches

Refs

%

Refs

%

Refs

%

Laboratory measurements

Emulation of realistic conditions

Controlled conditions

Adaptable

Specialized supply and measurement setups required (high cost)

Measurement uncertainty to be considered

[66, 73, 75, 77, 82, 84, 85, 91,92,93, 96,97,98,99,100,101, 106, 107, 111, 113,114,115, 120, 121, 124, 125, 127, 128, 130, 131]

30

[136, 139, 142, 143, 145, 153, 159, 160, 164, 170, 182]

20

[191, 194, 196, 197, 203, 204, 206, 207]

32

Field measurements

Real operating conditions

Real behavior of equipment

Real signals: distortion, noise

Specialized measurement setup required (high cost)

Measurement uncertainty to be considered

Uncontrolled conditions

[33, 35, 39, 48, 67, 69, 72, 76, 77, 99, 103,104,105, 118, 120, 126]

16

[132, 135, 139, 141, 144, 148, 151, 152, 157, 158, 160, 162, 163, 165, 166, 172, 174, 175, 179,180,181]

38

[188, 192, 198, 199, 201, 208, 210]

28

Equations

Low-computation burden (low cost)

Easily modifiable

Idealized assumptions

Validation of equations against real phenomenon

Only for waveform-oriented assessments (regardless of root causes)

[34, 42, 46, 47, 49, 50, 53, 55,56,57,58, 60,61,62,63,64,65, 71,72,73, 75, 80, 84, 85, 88, 89, 91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100, 103,104,105,106, 108,109,110,111,112,113,114,115,116,117,118,119, 122,123,124,125,126, 128, 129, 131]

61

[139, 140, 143, 144, 150, 151, 157, 161, 162, 177]

18

[187, 190, 195, 200, 206, 209]

24

Simulations

Emulation of realistic conditions

Controlled conditions

System-oriented assessments (considering disturbances’ root causes)

Specialized software required (medium cost)

Validation of interactions between grid and equipment models

[36, 40,41,42,43,44,45, 47, 48, 51, 52, 54, 59, 64,65,66,67,68, 70, 72, 74, 77, 78, 80,81,82,83, 87, 90, 95, 102, 103, 108, 110, 124]

35

[132, 133, 137, 138, 145, 147,148,149,150, 153,154,155,156, 160, 167,168,169, 171,172,173,174, 176,177,178,179,180,181,182,183,184,185,186]

58

[189, 191, 193, 200, 201, 205, 207, 211]

32