Power factor and harmonics

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Power factor and harmonics

Manual Release 1.0

Course Overview

Course
Description

This course provides students with the resources to successfully understand the
Power factor & Harmonics concepts in an Electrical Network. Students will learn
which information is required from the customer to prepare a preliminary
evaluation of PFC & Harmonics Solution to meet the customer needs.

Course
Objectives

By the completion of this training course you will be able to:

Define Power factor in Electrical Networks

Define Harmonics in Electrical Networks

Evaluate requirements for PFC & Harmonics mitigation

Target
Audience

This training course is an integral part of the complete Schneider Academy

curriculum. This course is designed for:

Anyone new to Power Quality offer

Sales & Marketing

Solution Application Engineer

System Integrator / Partner

Services Engineer / Technical Support L1/L2/L3

Prerequisite
Knowledge

It is expected that trainees will:

Be familiar with the concepts on Basics of Electrical Network

Be familiar with Microsoft Windows

Power factor and harmonics

2014 Schneider Electric.
All rights reserved.

Course
Program

Power factor and harmonics

(contd.)
Manual Release 1.0

The training course will take 33 minutes to complete E- Learning module. The
following program outlines the topics that will be covered:

Topics

Power Quality Problems

What is Power Factor?

The Power Triangle

Power Factor Phenomenon

Energy Efficiency concept

Benefits of PFC & Harmonic mitigation

Capacitor Banks solutions

Active Filters & Electronic Compensators solutions

Design & Energy Efficiency