Multiple harmonic source detection and equipment identification with cascade correlation network

This paper presents the design of a harmonic source detection system with a cascade correlation network (CCN). Current-injection-based harmonic power flow was used to calculate bus voltages and total harmonic distortion (THD). THD of voltages is used as indices for meter placement in the power network. At metering buses, it shows that the harmonic components of voltages under various loads would form particular patterns in the frequency domain, and can be used to create training examples for CCN. Good meter planning is helpful to reduce the number of meters and training examples. With an IEEE 14-bus power system, computer simulations were conducted to show the effectiveness of the proposed system. Index Terms--Cascade correlation network (CCN), harmonic source detection, total harmonic distortion (THD).