Back-to-Back Capacitor Switching Formulas From IEEE C37.

99-1990
There are two formulas shown in this section both have the same fundamental beginning. On the capacitor inrush current calculations sheet (20) stated

IMAX = When switching a capacitor step with other steps already energized, the banks, at this instant are in series therefore, we have the following:

CEQ =

or, for two steps

(29)

Formula (20) will now become

(30) IMAX =

From (21) C = LET (2A F)= T

, Substituting this into (30) we get

(31)

factoring under the radicand we get

(32)

Let V2 = V2L-L = Factoring this (32) we get the following:

(33)

This will reduce to

(34) IMAX = 1330 For 60 Hz and 50 Hz

(35) IMAX = 1456.7 The second formula from IEEE C37.99-1990 development is as follows:

Let KVAR = Example: A bank of 600 KVAR @ 12.47KV with 1-200KVAR per phase

(36)

=27.7 Amps

(37)

Looking back at (34) we had

IMAX = 1330

Replacing KVAR with (36) IMAX = 1330 (38)

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To allow

Factoring we get

(39) IMAX = (40) IMAX = 1747