On the Physical Meaning of Nonactive Powers in Three-Phase Systems

Zeljko Cakareski, Alexander E. Emanuel

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Abstract

This letter presents three-dimensional graphs of the Poynting vector distribution surrounding a three-phase line. Such displays help engineering students understand the physical mechanism of electric energy transmission and its separation in active and nonactive components.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)46-47
Number of pages2
JournalIEEE Power Engineering Review
Volume19
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1999
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

  • Power
  • harmonics
  • power quality

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