Capacitor Bank PDF
Capacitor Bank PDF
Capacitor Bank PDF
Why use a harmonic filter reactor in a power factor correction capacitor bank?
1. Capacitor are required to improve power factor, and possible system interaction may occur with the installation of a plain capacitor bank. 2. Permissible distortion limits of the local utility or IEEE-519 are exceeded, and filters are required to reduced them. 3. A combination of 1 & 2 above, whereby capacitor are required to improve power factor and with the addition of the capacitors, permissible distortion limits are exceeded.
Benefit of using
De-tuned reactor.
1. Pro-long the life of power factor capacitor by reducing overheating, or fuse failure. 2. Prevent nuisance input fuse blowing or circuit breaker tripping. 3. Reduce over heating of transformer. 4. Reduce the harmonic current in the electrical supply system. 5. Addressing the harmonic problems created by non-linear load such as AFD's, AC-DC converter, DC drives, welding m/c etc. ** The use of specific filtering factor requires careful system analysis. As a general rule, filtering factor p=7% is used where imported harmonics from the power source is the main concern.
Specification of
1. The reactor is designed to be able to handle 150% rated current. 2. Harmonic current handling capacity (for p=7% de-tuned reactor): I1 = 1.06 Ic ( fundamental current ) I3 = 1.04 x I1 ( 3rd harmonic. ) I5 = 1.31 x I1 ( 5th harmonic. ) I7 = 1.13 x I1 ( 7th harmonic. ) I max =1.5 x I1 3. Inductance tolerance is manufactured to be less than 3%, for admissible capacitor tolerance of 5%. 4. Reactor Linearity Reactors still have 100% of their nominal inductance at 150% of their rated current. This assures maximum filtering of distortion even in the presence of severe harmonics and best absorption of surges. 5. Saturation of iron core: The reactor will not saturated (a drop of 10% of the inductance value) at 175% of rated current. 6. Design: comply to IEC 289. 7. Insulation class - Class H 180C. 8. Operating temperature: 90C max. temperature rise at ambient temperature of 40C. Thermostat at 135C is fitted to the coil windings for overload protection. 9. Testing: Insulation strength tested at 2.5kV. 10.Noise level: below 40db. - reactor will not harm. *** Other specification available upon request.
Below apply to p=7% reactor to be used with 525V 50Hz capacitor at 415V 50Hz only. ** Filtering %p is only achieved by using a detuned reactor with the specified corresponding capacitor only. Use of other non-matching value capacitor with the reactor voids all warranty.
1. Rated voltage: Ur = 600V 50Hz. 2. De-tuning (filtering factor): p=7.0% or Fres. = 189Hz. 3. Cooling: natural cooling. Exhaust fan may be needed in totally enclosed casing. 4. Protection class: IP=00 (open type) 5. Installation: Approximated 50mm (2") is needed to adjacent part. This is due to the magnetic flux-line caused by the reactor. 6. Vibration: Reactor are subjected to vibration due to its magnetic flux. - Strong support and sometimes vibration pad may be needed.
Pv(max) Watt 80 108 117 120 155 160 170 175 180 185 205 220 240 280
A mm 225 225 225 225 200 200 200 255 255 255 255 255 310 335
B mm 210 210 210 210 240 240 240 306 306 306 306 306 306 380
C mm 130 133 138 140 140 145 155 210 235 245 260 290 330 330
E mm 116 116 116 116 136 136 170 170 170 170 170 170 153 168
H-holes mm 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12
Wt kg 10 12.5 13.5 15 18 24 32 36 40 53 61 67 75 90
Design type Type A Type A Type A Type A Type B Type B Type B Type B Type B Type B Type B Type B Type C Type C