Research Article

An Improved Walsh Function Algorithm for Use in Sinusoidal and Nonsinusoidal Power Components Measurement

Table 3

Simulation and experimental results.

S/NLoad typeFluke 435 PQA meter readingsFFT approachProposed IWF algorithm
(watts) (var) (watts) (var) (watts) (var)

1CFL lamps (15.8 watts × 45)711364.5710.8363.4711364
2Desktop computers (60.3 watts × 70)422.120.3421.919.842220
3Laptop computers (54.6 watts × 8)436.818.5435.718.343718
42 ft. fluorescent lamps (27.8 watt × 15)417934.5416.3933.8417934