RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Spectral kurtosis based methodology for the identification of stationary load signatures in electrical signals from a sustainable building A1 Romero Ramirez, Luis Alejandro A1 Elvira Ortiz, David Alejandro A1 Romero Troncoso, René de Jesús A1 Osornio Ríos, Roque A. A1 Zorita Lamadrid, Ángel Luis A1 González González, Sergio Lorenzo A1 Moríñigo Sotelo, Daniel K1 Signal processing - Digital techniques K1 Tratamiento de señal - Técnicas numéricas K1 Sustainable buildings K1 Urbanismo - Aspecto del medio ambiente K1 Renewable energy resources K1 Energías renovables - Aspecto del medio ambiente K1 Edificios sostenibles K1 Arquitectura sostenible K1 Total harmonic distortion K1 Spectrum analysis - Statistical methods K1 Análisis espectral - Métodos estadísticos K1 Spectral kurtosis K1 6201.03 Urbanismo K1 3306 Ingeniería y Tecnología Eléctricas K1 3308 Ingeniería y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente AB The increasing use of nonlinear loads in the power grid introduces some unwanted effects, such as harmonic and interharmonic contamination. Since the existence of spectral contamination causes waveform distortion that may be harmful to the loads that are connected to the grid, it is important to identify the frequency components that are related to specific loads in order to determine how relevant their contribution is to the waveform distortion levels. Due to the diversity of frequency components that are merged in an electrical signal, it is a challenging task to discriminate the relevant frequencies from those that are not. Therefore, it is necessary to develop techniques that allow performing this selection in an efficient way. This paper proposes the use of spectral kurtosis for the identification of stationary frequency components in electrical signals along the day in a sustainable building. Then, the behavior of the identified frequencies is analyzed to determine which of the loads connected to the grid are introducing them. Experimentation is performed in a sustainable building where, besides the loads associated with the normal operation of the building, there are several power electronics equipment that is used for the electric generation process from renewable sources. Results prove that using the proposed methodology it is possible to detect the behavior of specific loads, such as office equipment and air conditioning. PB MDPI SN 1996-1073 YR 2022 FD 2022 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/62467 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/62467 LA eng NO Energies, 2022, Vol. 15, Nº. 7, 2373 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 14-oct-2024