CAPACITOR BANK SIZING ACROSS MOTOR TERMINAL

MAIN PUMPS FOR CLEAR WATER PUMPING

STATIONS
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Item Description
Motor rating(KW)
Motor rating after 90% load factor(KW)
Supply voltage(V)
Motor powerfactor (P.F 1)
Motor efficiency(Eff.)
Power factor to be improved(P.F2)
No load P.F(P.Fnl)
Motor full load current in amps(FLC)
No load current in amps(Inlc)
Motor magnetising currents in amps
Capacitor current(Ic)

Rating
280
252
3300
0.85
0.946
0.98
0.1
54.82815
19.18985
19.09366
17.1843

12

Max. KVAR that can be connected across

motor terminal

98.22423

13

Total KVAR that can be connected across

motor terminal

105.0048

14

Excess KVAR to be connected across the

switchgear bus bars(13-12)

6.780562

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Formulas
To be considered for further
calculations
Based on actual values
Based on actual values
Assumption
(KW*1000)/(1.7321*V*P.F
1*Eff.)
35% of FLC
(Inlc*sin(ACOS(P.Fnl)))
Shall be 90% of motor
magnetising current
(1.7321*V*Ic)/1000
KW[ tan(ACOS(P.F 1))tan(ACOS(P.F 2))]
Negative values indicate
capacitor bank is not required
across the bus