Journal of
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Electrical Electron. Eng. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2367
  • DOI: 10.5897/JEEER
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 59

Full Length Research Paper

Fundamentals and literature review of wavelet transform in power quality issues

Lütfü SARIBULUT
  • Lütfü SARIBULUT
  • Department of Electrical-Electronics Engineering, Adana Science and Technology University, Adana/TURKEY.
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Ahmet TEKE
  • Ahmet TEKE
  • Department of Electrical-Electronics Engineering, Çukurova University, Adana/TURKEY.
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Mohammad BARGHI LATRAN
  • Mohammad BARGHI LATRAN
  • Department of Electrical-Electronics Engineering, Çukurova University, Adana/TURKEY.
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Mehmet TÃœMAY
  • Mehmet TÃœMAY
  • Department of Electrical-Electronics Engineering, Çukurova University, Adana/TURKEY.
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  •  Accepted: 12 May 2013
  •  Published: 30 May 2013

Abstract

The effects of power quality (PQ) disturbances on power utilities and power customers are increasing day by day with widespread use of power electronics devices. These disturbances should be detected rapid and accurate. Wavelet transform (WT) has become a popular method to detect, classify and analyze various types of PQ disturbances in power systems. In this study, the fundamentals of WT, its distinctions from Fourier transform and the results of an extensive literature review of published studies are presented. The results of the literature review reveal that the detection of PQ disturbances using WT is a very powerful method and has been used in PQ mitigation devices effectively (that is, Custom Power, Flexible AC Transmission System, Flexible,Reliable and Intelligent Energy Delivery System).

 

Key words: Wavelet transform, power quality disturbances, literature review, feature extraction.