I read in !emc-pstc that Rich Nute <ri...@sdd.hp.com> wrote (in <200301301638.iaa15...@epgc264.sdd.hp.com>) about 'Unity Power Factor' on Thu, 30 Jan 2003: >As Ken Javor described, in the USA, voltage >distortion is largely a local (privately-owned >wiring) premises problem due to "excessive" >series resistance between the load and the >point where the utility connects to the local >premises wiring. > >Voltage distortion at the point where the utility >(public network) connects to the local premises >wiring is rare.
Thank you. This is all good stuff. I wish it had been available some years ago. We've never succeeded in getting such clear and definite statements about the US experience previously. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc