Size of Capacitor Bank for Power Factor Correctio

Electrical Load Detail

Supply System Supplay Voltage Supplay Frequency Total Electrical Load Load Current (Enter only if You Know) Efficiency Final Load Current 3 415 50 516 897 100 897 Phase Volt Hz Kw Amp % Amp Size of Capacitor Bank Leading KVAR Leading KVAR supplied by each Phase Capacitor Charging Current (Ic) Capacitance of Capacitor Required Capacitor is

RESULT (Size of Capacitor Bank & Ann

Required Size of Capacitor Bank

1.0 Protection of Capacitor Bank Size of Main Fuse of Capacitor Bank Size of Circuit Breaker (Nr. This Value) Thermal Setting of Circuit Breaker Magnetic Setting of Circuit Breaker Size of Cable For Capacitor Connection Before Power Factor Correction Max Demand

Capacitor Voltage Calculated Old Power Factor (Cos1) Enter Old Power Factor (Cos1) Targeted Power Factor(Cos2) Capacitor Connected in Daily Working Hours Tarrif Charge/Kva Tarrif Charge/Kw Capacitor Cost/Kva Annual Intrest & Depriciation/Capacitor

415 0.80 0.8 0.98 Star 24 100 10 60 12

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KVA Demand Charge

Hr. Rs Rs Rs % Unit Consumed/Year Energy Charge/Year Total Annual Cost After Power Factor Correction Max Demand KVA Demand Charge Unit Consumed/Year Energy Charge/Year Total Annual Cost Capital Cost of capacitor Annual Inte and Dep Total Annual Cost Annual Saving Due to Capacitor Bank Annual Cost before P.F Correction: Annual Cost After P.F Correction:

Annual Saving

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apacitor Bank & Annual Saving)

282 94 392 5200 3 No of Kvar Kvar/Phase Amp F 94 Kvar

Configuration of Capacitor Bank

Size of Capacitor Bank Capacitor Voltage No of Steps Targeted Power Factor CT Ratio 282 415 8 0.98 300 Kvar Volt 24 98 5

282 Kvar ,
784 588 588 3919 560 645 64500 4520160 45201600 45266100 527 52653 4520160 45201600 45254253 16920 2030 45256283 45266100 45256283

415 Volt
Amp Amp Amp Amp Amp Kva Rs Kwh Rs Rs Kva Rs Kwh Rs Rs Rs Rs Rs Rs Rs Steps & Size of Capacitor in Capacitor Bank Actual kvar Kvar Step Power Ratio 25 23.50 1 1 25 23.50 2 1 25 23.50 3 1 25 23.50 4 1 25 23.50 5 1 25 23.50 6 1 50 47.00 7 2 100 94.00 8 4 Amp 34.09 34.09 34.09 34.09 34.09 34.09 68.17 136.34

Total:

300 :Result:

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282.00

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Actual Size of Capacitor Bank Minimum Main Breaker Rating Step Combination C/K Value Design of Capacitor Bank

300 Kvar 613.5 Amp 1,1,1,1,1,1,2,4,,,, 0.58 OK

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2.5 5 7.5 10 20 25 35 50 60 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 300 400

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