Power factor

Electrical Protection Units And Systems Introduction to Electrical Protection Systems HV, MV and LV[1] electric installations and equipments are subjected to internal and external faults that can cause serious damages in persons and other equipments. To avoid and to minimize the consequences of those faults protection devices associated to equipments that are able to break electric current are required. For …

INTRODUCTION TO CAPACITOR BANKS, ITS CHARACTERISTICS AND APPLICATIONS By: Manuel Bolotinha DEFINITION OF AND CHARACTERISTICS OF CAPACITORS A capacitor, also known as “condenser” is an electrical element with two electrical conductors separated by an insulator material (dielectric), as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 – Simplified scheme of a capacitor The electric parameter that defines a capacitor is the “capacitance” …

What is Reactive Power and Why it is Useful?  In recent years, the reactive power control has been the subject of a systematic study as it plays an important role in maintaining a secure voltage profile in a large scale transmission system. Though it is a byproduct of alternating current systems, it is needed for the acceptable functioning of various …

Air Circuit Breaker (ACB): Construction, Operation, Types and Applications  Circuit Breaker A circuit breaker is a device, which can Make or Break a circuit manually or by remote control under normal conditions Break a Circuit automatically under fault conditions (like over current, Short circuit, etc.) Make a circuit manually or by remote control under fault conditions A circuit breaker is …

 How to Calculate the Suitable Capacitor Size in Farads & kVAR for Power factor Improvement  (Easiest way ever) Hi there! With a very important tutorial.. I hope you will find it very useful because I have already spent two days to prepare this article. I think all of those who have sent messages and mails about the topic will never …

How to Convert Capacitor Farads into kVAR & Vice Versa for Power factor improvement? How to Calculate the Required Capacitor bank value in both kVAR and Farads? (How to Convert Farads into kVAR and Vice Versa) How to Convert Capacitor Farads into kVAR & Vice Versa (For Power factor improvement) In this simple Calculation tutorial, we will find the way …

 Advantages of Power factor improvement and Correction: Following are the merits and benefits of improvedPower factor; Increase in efficiency of system and devices Low Voltage Drop Reduction in size of a conductor and cable which reduces cost of the Cooper An Increase in available power Line Losses (Copper Losses) I2R is reduced Appropriate Size of Electrical Machines (Transformer, Generators etc) …

  Causes of low Power Factor The main cause of low Power factor is Inductive Load. As in pure inductive circuit, Current lags 90° from Voltage, this large difference of phase angle between current and voltage causes zero power factor. Basically, all those circuit having Capacitance and inductance (except resonance circuit (or Tune Circuit) where inductive reactance = capacitive reactance …

Methods for Power Factor Improvement The following devices and equipment are used for Power Factor Improvement. Static Capacitor Synchronous Condenser Phase Advancer 1. Static Capacitor We know that most of the industries and power system loads are inductive that take lagging current which decrease the system power factor (See Disadvantages of Low Power factor) . For Power factor improvement purpose, …

  Power Factor Power Factor Active, Reactive, Apparent and Complex Power. Simple explanation with formulas.  Causes of low Power Factor Disadvantages of Low Power Factor Power Factor improvement Methods with Their advantages & Disadvantages Advantages of Power factor improvement and Correction   How to Calculate the Suitable Capacitor Size in Farads & kVAR for Power factor Improvement (Easiest way ever)  …