Heat-pump performance: voltage dip/sag, under-voltage and over-voltage

William J.B. Heffernan; Neville R. Watson; Jeremy D. Watson

Heat-pump performance: voltage dip/sag, under-voltage and over-voltage

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Author(s): William J.B. Heffernan¹ ; Neville R. Watson² ; Jeremy D. Watson²
- Affiliations: 1: Electric Power Engineering Centre , University of Canterbury , Christchurch 8140 , New Zealand ;
  2: Electrical & Computer Engineering Department , University of Canterbury , Private Bag 4800 , Christchurch 8140 , New Zealand
Source: Volume 2014, Issue 12, December 2014, p. 640 – 657
DOI: 10.1049/joe.2014.0180 , Online ISSN 2051-3305

This is an open access article published by the IET under the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)

Received 18/07/2014, Accepted 17/10/2014, Published 20/10/2014

Reverse cycle air-source heat-pumps are an increasingly significant load in New Zealand and in many other countries. This has raised concern over the impact wide-spread use of heat-pumps may have on the grid. The characteristics of the loads connected to the power system are changing because of heat-pumps. Their performance during under-voltage events such as voltage dips has the potential to compound the event and possibly cause voltage collapse. In this study, results from testing six heat-pumps are presented to assess their performance at various voltages and hence their impact on voltage stability.

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