Abstract:The nonlinear load equivalent model of Emanuel power theory is improved for harmonic active loss measurement problem. Combined with the apparent power decomposition formula of IEEE 1459 standard based on Emanuel power theory, the harmonic active loss measurement expression based on the improved nonlinear load equivalent model are derived. The results of three measurement methods for nonlinear load active loss is analyzed by Matlab simulation. By comparison, the proposed measurement method can measure the nonlinear load active loss more accurately and conveniently. Finally, the power quality measurement instrument is used to measure the harmonic content of 10 kV load in a power grid. The load loss is calculated by the proposed method, which verifies the effectiveness of the proposed method and the economic benefits.