A Poynting vector approach to the study of the Steinmetz compensator

This study explains how a Steinmetz compensator works. Past explanations are based on phasor diagrams and do not address the basic physical phenomena of electromagnetic energy flow. This paper uses the Poynting vector to detect and understand the process of compensation and restoration of symmetry in an unbalanced system. Index Terms--Compensation, power flow, Poynting vector (PV), three-phase systems.