Low Voltage(Capacitor Bank)
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Capacitor Bank Panel
Benefits
- Improves system power factor
- Reduces network losses
- Avoid penalty charges from utilities for excessive consumption of reactive power
- Reduces cost and generates higher revenue for the customer
- Increases system capacity and saves cost on new installations
- Improves voltage regulation in the network
- Increases power availability
Capacitor bank
- An assembly at one location of capacitor(s) and all necessary accessories, such as switching equipment, protective equipment, controls, metering, required for a complete operating installation. It may be a collection of components assembled at the operating site or may include one or more pieces of factory-assembled equipment.
Capacitor control:
- The device required to automatically operate the switching device(s) to energize and de-energize shunt power capacitor banks.
Fixed A capacitor bank
- A capacitor bank not designed for automatic operation or frequent switching
Busbar compartment
- The busbar compartment is located in the middle section of the switchgear. Main busbars can be located at the top, in the centre or at the bottom of the panel depending on the selected design and they distribute the power to the various switchgear panels. In some of the existing configurations main busbars can be directly connected to a circuit-breaker as well. Distribution busbars are located into the single column and positioned vertically to feed panel circuit-breakers. The busbar system can be composed by 1, 2 or 3 busbars per phase, according to requested rated current, short-circuit level and operational ambient conditions in terms of temperature, altitude and humidity. Busbars are normally bare copper made, on request can be suitably treated with tinning, silver-plating and/or sheathing.
Capacitor equipment
- A complete assembly of capacitors, including accessories such as buss, connectors, dischargers, and fuses suitable for connection to a power system.Panel ventilation control by exhaust fan.
Capacitor Bank
Electrical specification & operating conditions
-Required current transformer
- upto 690 V Three phase
- 50/60H
-Required current transformer
- a X/5 ratio
-Execution : indoor/outdoor panel/Enclosure.
-Protection : IP 31(indoor)/IP 53(outdoor)
-Ambient temperature : -25C to +40C
-Color : Pebble Gray(RAL 7032), Light Gray(RAL 7305)(others on request)
-Top or bottom entry
-Compact design / Easy to install