Outlines

 

Day 1:How Capacitors Work

• What is Power Factor
• Power and Power Factor Relationships
• Power Factor Effects
• Load Factor Effects on Power Factor
• Voltage Improvement with Capacitors

 

Day 2:Capacitor Concerns

• Overcurrent and Overvoltage Protection
• Harmonics and Solutions
• Change Capacitor Location
• Change Capacitor size
• Harmonic Filters
• Ungrounded (Floating) Capacitor Banks

 

Day 3:Capacitor Sizing, Location and Use

• Light Load Conditions
• Peak Load Conditions
• Capacitor Location
• Three-Phase Capacitor Banks
• Capacitor Installation Drawings
• Automatic Capacitor Switching
• Leading Power Factor
• Power Factor Penalty Rates
• Capacitor Fusing
• Safety Precautions

 

Day 4:  Static VAR compensation and motor application

• Deals with the application of shunt capacitors and static VAR compensation in distribution and transmission systems
• How to develop a business case which supports the use of capacitor banks to improve system performance.
• Switched primary Shunt Capacitor Banks
• Secondary Capacitors
• Series Primary Capacitors

 

Day 5: Necessary information

• presents all the necessary information to successfully specify power capacitor which fits application at hand.
• It covers applicable standards, control and protection of capacitor banks, testing along with various technical information which are necessary to put together proper specification for capacitor banks.
• Other applications of capacitor in Power System “ series & parallel”
• Frequently asked questions

Who Should Attend

 

This course is a must for utility engineers, consulting engineers, and engineers involved in electrical systems design in distribution systems, industrial plants and commercial and institutional buildings and facilities. It will benefit electric utility engineers, project, and facility engineers, as well as electrical contractors.

 

Duration

5 Days