A Proposal for Flicker Evaluation

Arnaldo José Pereira Rosentino Junior; José Rubens Macedo Junior; Antônio Carlos Delaiba

doi:10.18618/REP.2014.3.221230

Authors

Arnaldo José Pereira Rosentino Junior Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Uberlândia - UFU
José Rubens Macedo Junior Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Uberlândia - UFU
Antônio Carlos Delaiba Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Uberlândia - UFU

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18618/REP.2014.3.221230

Keywords:

flicker, IEC flickermeter, illuminance, interharmonic, voltage fluctuation

Abstract

The measured flicker levels by using the IEC standard 61000-4-15 often far exceed the established compatibility levels, even without the existence of consumer complaints. The poor measurement/complaint correlation due to the use of IEC flickermeter can be explained by two significant hypotheses. Firstly, modern lightning may be significantly less sensitive to voltage fluctuations than standard incandescent lamps upon which the entire IEC flickermeter concept is based. As a result, the luminous flux density (illuminance) variation from modern lamp bulbs is not well represented by the IEC flickermeter. Furthermore, the IEC standard 61000-4-15 is not able to detect flicker caused by high interharmonics components. In this connection, the flicker severity index measured by the IEC flickermeter to evaluate the flicker effect in modern lamp bulbs is controversial. Thus, would be the flicker planning levels and flicker requirements adequate to this scenario? This work presents a method to evaluate the flicker effect by taking into account the direct response of the illuminance variation. The test results have indicated a better correlation between measured flicker level and user complaint for all lamps tested in this study.

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Author Biographies

Arnaldo José Pereira Rosentino Junior, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Uberlândia - UFU

received the B.Sc. and the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Federal University of Uberlandia - MG, Brazil, in 2008 and 2010 respectively. Currently, he is PhD candidate in electrical engineering at Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil.

José Rubens Macedo Junior, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Uberlândia - UFU

received the B.S. degree from Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil, and the Ph.D. degree from Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Currently, he is a Professor of electrical engineering with the Federal University of Uberlandia.

Antônio Carlos Delaiba, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Uberlândia - UFU

received his B. Sc. degree (electrical engineering) from Educational Foundation of Barretos, Brazil, in 1979. He obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1987 and 1997 respectively. Currently he is professor at electrical engineering department of Federal University of Uberlandia.

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