TINGKAT DISTORSI HARMONISA PADA LAMPU ESSENSIAL YANG BERBEDA MERK

Abstract

Essential Lamp (SL) is a type of low pressure mercury lamp that works on the discharge of
electrons inside the tube and using an electronic switch equipment as a replacement ballast for
limiting the current function. Because of the working principle, the essensial lamp can be
classified as a non-linier electrical load
In the electric power system, a non linear loads will produce an electrical power pollution.
It is called harmonics. Harmonics are multiples of the frequency of a fundamental frequency of
wave. Harmonics generated by the non-linier loads that will accumulate and delivered to the
power system. So the harmonics will be able to disrupt the power quality of electrical power
systems.
As a non-linear load, essential lamps produce harmonic distortion, both harmonic
currents and voltage. In this study concluded that the different brands of essential lamp showed the
different value of Total HarmonicsDistortion (THD)