RT Journal Article T1 Distortion Sources Identification in Electric Power Systems A1 Sánchez Herrera, María Reyes A1 Pérez Vallés, Alejandro A1 Salmerón Revuelta, Patricio A1 Rodríguez Vázquez, Jesús A1 Pérez Litrán, Salvador AB .Distorted voltage and current waveforms is one of the problems associated to electric power quality. Continuous use of non-linear loads provokes the existence of voltage waveforms with a high distortion. Thus, it is necessary to know the responsible of this problem by means of the commonly named distortion sources identification. In this paper, the problem is analyzed through the harmonic power sign, with the objective of knowing the sense of harmonic power flow between source and one load in distorted systems. Nowadays, it has already been established in the Literature that an analysis of this kind does not solve the problem. Recently, new indices have been introduced to evaluate a specific consumer distortion level. In this paper, a comparative analysis of these indices is carried out, having as reference a practical case. The results obtained show that, in fact, these indices can help to valuate the harmonic distortion, although none of them solve the question definitively. PB Asociación Española para el Desarrolo de la Ingeniería Eléctrica SN 2172-1246 YR 2009 FD 2009 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/19831 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/19831 LA eng NO Sánchez Herrera, M.R., Pérez Vallés, A., Salmerón Revuelta, P., Rodríguez Vázquez, J., Pérez Litrán, S.: "Distortion Sources Identification in Electric Power Systems". Electrical Engineering Electronic Journal (EEEJ) (2009). ISSN 2172-1246 DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva RD 1 jun 2026