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This document provides instructions for sizing capacitors to improve power factor at a motor load using a power factor correction chart. It includes an example problem where a plant has a present power factor of 0.75 and load of 500kW, and the goal is to improve the power factor to 0.90. The steps shown are to: 1) Find the present power factor in the chart, 2) Follow that column to the desired power factor of 0.90, 3) Multiply the number in that cell by the total plant kW to determine the required kvar, 4) Select the appropriate kvar rating from selection charts. For an automatic bank, select the closest kvar rating, while for a fixed bank select the

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Cap Bank Sizing

This document provides instructions for sizing capacitors to improve power factor at a motor load using a power factor correction chart. It includes an example problem where a plant has a present power factor of 0.75 and load of 500kW, and the goal is to improve the power factor to 0.90. The steps shown are to: 1) Find the present power factor in the chart, 2) Follow that column to the desired power factor of 0.90, 3) Multiply the number in that cell by the total plant kW to determine the required kvar, 4) Select the appropriate kvar rating from selection charts. For an automatic bank, select the closest kvar rating, while for a fixed bank select the

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Sizing capacitors at the motor load


Using charts
Power factor correction chart
Original
power
factor in
percent

DESIRED CORRECTED POWER FACTOR IN PER CENT


80 81

82

1.008 1.034

83

84

85 86

87 88

89 90

91 92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99 100

50

0.982

1.060

1.086 1.112 1.139

1.165 1.192

1.220

1.248 1.276 1.306 1.337

1.369 1.403 1.442

1.481

1.529

1.590 1.732

51
52
53
54
55

.937
.893
.850
.809
.769

.962
.919
.876
.835
.795

.989
.945
.902
.861
.821

1.015
.971
.928
.887
.847

1.041 1.067 1.094


.997 1.023 1.050
.954 .980 1.007
.913 .939
.966
.873 .899
.926

1.120
1.076
1.033
.992
.952

1.147
1.103
1.060
1.019
.979

1.175
1.131
1.088
1.047
1.007

1.203
1.159
1.116
1.075
1.035

1.292
1.248
1.205
1.164
1.124

1.324
1.280
1.237
1.196
1.156

1.358
1.314
1.271
1.230
1.190

1.395
1.351
1.308
1.267
1.228

1.436
1.392
1.349
1.308
1.268

1.484
1.440
1.397
1.356
1.316

1.544
1.500
1.457
1.416
1.377

1.687
1.643
1.600
1.669
1.519

56
57
58
59
60

.730
.692
.655
.618
.584

.756
.718
.681
.644
.610

.782
.744
.707
.670
.636

.808
.770
.733
.696
.662

.834
.796
.759
.722
.688

.860
.822
.785
.748
.714

.887
.849
.812
.775
.741

.913
.875
.838
.801
.767

.940
.902
.865
.828
.794

.968
.930
.893
.856
.822

.996 1.024 1.051 1.085


.958 .986 1.013 1.047
.921 .949
.976 1.010
.884 .912
.939 .973
.850 .878
.907 .939

1.117
1.079
1.042
1.005
.971

1.151
1.113
1.076
1.039
1.005

1.189
1.151
1.114
1.077
1.043

1.229
1.191
1.154
1.117
1.083

1.277
1.239
1.202
1.165
1.131

1.338
1.300
1.263
1.226
1.192

1.480
1.442
1.405
1.368
1.334

61
62
63
64
65

.549
.515
.483
.450
.419

.575
.541
.509
.476
.445

.601
.567
.535
.502
.471

.627
.593
.561
.528
.497

.653
.619
.587
.554
.523

.679
.645
.613
.580
.549

.706
.672
.640
.607
.576

.732
.698
.666
.633
.602

.759
.725
.693
.660
.629

.787
.753
.721
.688
.657

.815
.781
.749
.716
.685

.843
.809
.777
.744
.713

.870
.836
.804
.771
.740

.907
.870
.838
.805
.774

.936
.902
.870
.837
.806

.970 1.008
.936
.974
.904
.942
.871
.909
.840
.878

1.048
1.014
.982
.949
.918

1.096
1.062
1.030
.997
.966

1.157
1.123
1.091
1.058
1.027

1.299
1.265
1.233
1.200
1.169

66
67
68
69
70

.368
.358
.329
.299
.270

.414
.384
.355
.325
.296

.440
.410
.381
.351
.322

.466
.436
.407
.377
.348

.492
.462
.433
.403
.374

.518
.488
.459
.429
.400

.545
.515
.486
.456
.427

.571
.541
.512
.482
.453

.598
.568
.539
.509
.480

.626
.596
.567
.537
.508

.654
.624
.595
.565
.536

.682
.652
.623
.593
.564

.709
.679
.650
.620
.591

.743
.713
.684
.654
.625

.775
.745
.716
.686
.657

.809
.779
.750
.720
.691

.847
.817
.788
.758
.729

.887
.857
.828
.798
.769

.935
.905
.876
.840
.811

.996
.966
.937
.907
.878

1.138
1.108
1.079
1.049
1.020

71
72
73
74
75

.242
.213
.186
.159
.132

.268
.239
.212
.185
.158

.294
.265
.238
.211
.184

.320
.291
.264
.237
.210

.346
.317
.290
.263
.236

.372
.343
.316
.289
.262

.399
.370
.343
.316
.289

.425
.396
.369
.342
.315

.452
.423
.396
.369
.342

.480
.451
.424
.397
.370

.508
.479
.452
.425
.398

.536
.507
.480
.453
.426

.563
.538
.507
.480
.453

.597
.568
.541
.514
.487

.629
.600
.573
.546
.519

.663
.634
.607
.580
.553

.701
.672
.645
.616
.591

.741
.712
.685
.658
.631

.783
.754
.727
.700
.673

.850
.821
.794
.767
.740

.992
.963
.936
.909
.882

76
77
78
79
80

.105
.079
.053
.026
.000

.131
.105
.079
.052
.026

.157
.131
.105
.078
.052

.183
.157
.131
.104
.078

.209
.183
.157
.130
.104

.235
.209
.183
.156
.130

.262
.236
.210
.183
.157

.288
.262
.236
.209
.183

.315
.289
.263
.236
.210

.343
.317
.291
.264
.238

.371
.345
.319
.292
.266

.399
.373
.347
.320
.294

.426
.400
.374
.347
.321

.460
.434
.408
.381
.355

.492
.466
.440
.413
.387

.526
.500
.474
.447
.421

.564
.538
.512
.485
.459

.604
.578
.552
.525
.499

.652
.620
.594
.567
.541

.713
.687
.661
.634
.608

.855
.829
.803
.776
.750

81
82
83
84
85

-
-
-
-
-

.000
-
-
-
-

.026
.000
-
-
-

.052
.026
.000
-
-

.078
.052
.026
.000
-

.104
.078
.052
.026
.000

.131
.105
.079
.053
.027

.157
.131
.105
.079
.053

.184
.158
.132
.106
.080

.212
.186
.160
.134
.108

.240
.214
.188
.162
.136

.268
.242
.216
.190
.164

.295
.269
.243
.217
.191

.329
.303
.277
.251
.225

.361
.335
.309
.283
.257

.395
.369
.343
.317
.291

.433
.407
.381
.355
.329

.473
.447
.421
.395
.369

.515
.489
.463
.437
.417

.582
.556
.530
.504
.478

.724
.698
.672
.645
.620

86
87
88
89
90

-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-

.000
-
-
-
-

.026
.000
-
-
-

.053
.027
.000
-
-

.081
.055
.028
.000
-

.109
.082
.056
.028
.000

.137
.111
.084
.056
.028

.167
.141
.114
.086
.058

.198
.172
.145
.117
.089

.230
.204
.177
.149
.121

.265
.238
.211
.183
.155

.301
.275
.248
.220
.192

.343
.317
.290
.262
.234

.390
.364
.337
.309
.281

.451
.425
.398
.370
.342

.593
.567
.540
.512
.484

91
92
93
94
95

-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-
-

.000
-
-
-
-

.030
.000
-
-
-

.061
.031
.000
-
-

.093
.063
.032
.000
-

.127
.097
.066
.034
.000

.164
.134
.103
.071
.037

.206
.176
.145
.113
.079

.253
.223
.192
.160
.126

.314
.284
.253
.221
.87

.456
.426
.395
.363
.328

96
97
98
99

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

-
-
-
-

.000
-
-
-

.042
.000
-
-

.089
.047
.000
-

.150
.108
.061
.000

.292
.251
.203
.142

1.231
1.187
1.144
1.103
1.063

1.261
1.217
1.174
1.133
1.090

Sizing Capacitors for Improving System Power Factor


Sizing and selecting capacitors for system power factor correction is
calculated using a Power Factor Correction Chart. Before this chart
can be used, however, the total kW requirement needs to be known for
the ENTIRE system in addition to the PRESENT and DESIRED power
factors.
EXAMPLE: A plant has a present power factor level of .75; a load draws
806 amps at 480V; average power consumption of 500kW; and a
desired power factor level of .90. Compute the necessary capacitance
required and select the proper automatic and fixed bank unit.
1. First, look at the left hand column of the Power Factor
Correction chart entitled Original Power Factor. Find your
current power factor level of .75.
2. Second, follow the column of figures to the right of the .75
figure until you come to the column entitled .90 (your desired
power factor level).

Low Voltage Products & Systems


ABB Inc. 888-385-1221 www.abb-control.com

3. The number in that row is .398. Now multiply this figure by the
total plant kW of 500:

.398 X 500kW = 199 kvar

4. The resulting total of 199 represents the amount of capacitive


power (kvar) required to bring the power factor to the desired level
of .90.
5. Referring to the sample selection charts (See Table 4 or Table 5,
next page), select the appropriate kvar rating.
NOTE: When selecting automatic bank units, select the closest
kvar rating to the amount of kvar desired based on present and
future applications. If the desired rating is not listed, the next
higher kvar rating should be selected. When selecting fixed bank
units, however, select the kvar rating WITHOUT GOING OVER (See
Warning, page 6.12) the desired capacitance level.
In this example for the automatic capacitor bank, 200 kvar is the
closest to the desired 199 kvar. For the fixed capacitor bank, 180 kvar
should be selected without going over the desired kvar of 199.
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