ABB active harmonic filters

ABB has introduced a range of active harmonic filters that can mitigate harmonics whilst also improving power factor and load balancing.

Poor power quality costs businesses thousands of dollars each year due to increased bills and damage to the electrical network. Power supply failures, breakers tripping and blown fuses are signs of poor power quality which may also include failure or malfunctioning of equipment, reduced lifespan, damage to sensitive equipment and electronic communication interference.

Starting at 30 A and extending up to 450 A, the active harmonic filters are available as either a wall-mount cabinet or a freestanding cabinet for larger current ratings.

A range of filter options are available, including Modbus RS-485 communications modules for remote monitoring and the ability to link multiple filters together to increase capacity or to build in redundancy for mission-critical applications.