New power quantities definition for low and high order harmonic distortion

• The definitions ofelectric power quantities for low and high order harmonic distortion have been revisited.
• Two distinct groups of new power quantities are introduced namely low/high order harmonic distortion powers and low/highorder harmonic interference powers.
• The experimental measurements performed on different light bulb from different manufacturers are presented to exemplify the usefulness of the new power quantities.
• The new power quantities can be useful in assessing low/high order harmonic distortion/interference and can be useful in many detection applications in high frequency range.

This paper presents a set of new power quantities that aims to assess the harmonic distortion considering low and high order harmonics. The power quantities in the IEEE Standard 1459-2010 are revisited and new formulations are developed after separating the low order (harmonics below 40th order) and high order (harmonics above 40th order) from the fundamental (i.e. 60-Hz) component of the voltage and current. Two distinct groups of new power quantities are introduced in this study namely: (1) low/high order harmonic distortion powers and (2) low/high order harmonic interference powers. The results of the experimental measurement performed on different light bulb types from different manufacturers are presented in this paper to exemplify the usefulness of the developed power quantities. The results of the measurement reveal that the new power quantities can be useful in assessing the harmonic distortion/interference resulting from low/high order harmonics and also can be useful in many detection applications which require extracting prominent features in high frequency range above 2.4 kHz (or 40th harmonic order).