Power Factor Correctioni(PFC) Power factor correction (PFC) aims to improve power factor, and therefore power quality. It reduces the load on the electrical distribution system, increases energy efficiency and reduces electricity costs. It also decreases the likelihood of instability and failure of equipment. Power factor correction is obtained via the connection of capacitors(or Static Var...
In modern industrial processes, the number of nonlinear loads - known to be a major source of current harmonics - is constantly growing. At the same time, the number of reactive-power compensators operating in these networks is growing too. Though the compensators are not the source of harmonic distortions, they may cause high amplifications of harmonics by creating resonance conditions. This can ...
The History Of Reactive Power Compensation If you are in the power industry, you must have heard of reactive power compensation. But you may not know much about it. What is reactive power compensation? We know that the power output of the power grid includes two parts: first, active power: directly consume electric energy, convert electric energy into mechanical energy, thermal energy,...
Power Quality Problems Residential community power grids are low-voltage power distribution networks, generally connected to large power grids by 10/0.4kV transformers. Most of the loads in the grid work at three-phase 480V and single-phase 220V voltage levels, mainly small-capacity loads, such as air conditioners, refrigerators, and televisions. Machines and other household appliances. Most house...
Power Quality Problem Public utilities is indispensable to urban production and operation, residents' daily life, is the basis of urban survival and development and basic conditions, with the development and perfection of public utilities, improve the efficiency of urban labor, create a beautiful environment and good conditions for residents at the same time, also greatly increased the powe...
Power Factor PF Measurement The control unit calculates: The power factor per phase PFL1, PFL2, PFL3, from the phase active and apparent powers. The total power factor PF from the total active power Ptotal and the total apparent power Stotal: PF = Ptotal / Stotal NOTE: Stot is the vector or arithmetic total apparent power, depending on the setting. This indicator qualifies:...
Power cabinet The complete power distribution device is a complete set of devices supplied by the manufacturer. According to the requirements of the main wiring, the manufacturer assembles the electrical equipment of each circuit, including control appliances, protection appliances, measuring appliances (such as circuit breakers, disconnectors, mutual inductors, etc.), bus bars, current carrying c...
Introduction To Capacitors And Reactors Reactance includes inductive reactance and capacitive reactance, and reactor includes inductive reactance (inductor) and capacitive reactance (capacitor). Inductance has the function of "blocking AC and blocking DC", that is, in the AC circuit, the characteristics of inductive reactance are used to "pass low-frequency DC and block high-frequency AC". The cap...