Study on harmonic emission of domestic equipment combined with different types of lighting

This paper presents the results of a set of measurements to study changes in harmonic emission from domestic equipment due to the introduction of energy-efficient lamps. During this study measurements have been performed of the emission from different combinations of domestic devices in combination with different kind of lamps. Those results are then compared with standards, with a mathematical aggregation model and with results from field experiments in order to give recommendations to different stakeholders. The measurements clearly show that the total emission depends on the lamps that are connected as a background. It is however not possible to draw the general conclusion that the introduction of CFLs and LED lamps will result in an increase or decrease of emission. It is also concluded in this work that the IEC aggregation model does not give useful estimations of changes in emission from domestic installations due to the introduction of CFLs and LED lamps. The measurement results further indicate that emission levels at higher frequencies might increase due to the large-scale introduction of such lamps.