Equivalent Impedance Parameter Calculation of Three-Phase Symmetrical Loads for Harmonic Source Location

The equivalent impedance parameters of loads have been widely used to identify and locate the harmonic sources. However, the existing calculation methods suffer from outliers caused by the zero-crossing of the denominator. These outliers can result in inaccuracy and unreliability of harmonic source location. To address this issue, this paper proposes an innovative method of equivalent impedance parameter calculation of three-phase symmetrical loads that avoid outliers. The correctness and effectiveness of the proposed method are verified by simulations on Simulink using actual monitoring data. The results show that the proposed method is not only simple and easy to implement but also highly accurate.