Formulas: A) Capacitors Connected in Parallel
Formulas: A) Capacitors Connected in Parallel
where:
Initial Power Factor Angle
Final Power Factor Angle
A) Capacitors Connected in Parallel
B) Capacitors Connected in Series
C) Capacitive Reactance Xc
D) Capacitance C
E) Capacitive Kilovars
F) Power Factor
) Kvars Re!"ired to C#an$e Power Factor
%) E!"ations &or 'otal Power
Good for both 3 phase & single phase
Calculation
Where :
() Total Power
)) E!"ations For Reactive Power
K) Approximate Voltage Rise for Addition of Capacitors
L) Released S*ste+ Capacit* &or Power Factor (+prove+ent
M) % Loss Reduction for Correcting Power Factor
,) Capacitor C"rrent
-) (nr"s# C"rrent and Fre!"enc* Calc"lation &or
Sin$le Capacitor Ban. Switc#in$
O) 'otal %ar+onic Distortion
P) Root Mean S!"are/ RMS
0) Displace+ent Power Factor
R) 'otal Power Factor/ 'PF
S) Resonant Fre!"enc*
') (1' Prod"ct
U) 0"alit* Factor/ 0
2) Crest Factor/ CF
X) (nr"s# C"rrent and Fre!"enc* Calc"lation &or Bac.3'o3
Bac. Capacitor Ban. Switc#in$
For+"la S*+4ols
Capacitance (farads)
!ste" Fre#uenc!
f Fre#uenc! ($ert%)
I Current (a"ps)
&' current (a"ps) at har"onic (h)
()ar &eacti)e Power (*)ar)
+hree,phase transfor"er rating
-a"eplate i"pedance (.)
*/Ar +hree,phase capacitor ban* rating
(/A +otal Power (*/A)
*/ *ilo)olts (*))
(W &eal Power (*w)
PF Power Factor (no unit)
P &eal Power ((W)
0 &eacti)e Power (*)ar)
+otal Power ((/A)
Initial
ubscript d 1esired
ubscript +hree Phase
ubscript ingle Phase
ubscript 2- 2ine to -eutral
ubscript 22 2ine to 2ine
ubscript C hort Circuit
ingle Fre#uenc! +IF at har"onic (h)
$ar"onic /oltage "agnitude
&oot "ean s#uare (r"s) )alue of )oltage
&ated "a3i"u" )oltage in *ilo)olts
&oot "ean s#uare (r"s) )alue of current
Pea* "agnitude
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Currents of ban* or stages being switched and of ban*
or stage alread! energi%ed
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circuits it will be about 89 percent of this )alue
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between capacitor ban*s or stages5 in
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Capaciti)e &eactance (oh"s)
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