PROJECT: Main Switchboard No.

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Calculation of Required Capacitor Power
Transformer Size: 1,000 kVA (The Maximum Demand (MD) shall be lesser than the transformer loading factor)
Secondary Voltage: 415 V
Loading Factor: 80 % Total kVAr req. at 415 Volts: 207.86 kVAr

Maximum Demand: 522.8 kW Total kVAr req. at 525 Volts: 309.37 kVAr
Uncorrected PF: 0.75 (with detuned reactors)
Target PF: 0.90
Voltage at capacitor terminals, VCAP: 446.24 Volts
Mains voltage: 415 Volt
Capacitor voltage: 525 Volt Series resonance frequency: 188.98 Hz

Filtering factor: 7.0 % Total current rating: 289.18 Amps

Mains frequency: 50.0 Hz

Configuration of Automatic Capacitor Bank

Total kVAr required: 309.37 kVAr
No. of steps: 6

Step Power Ratio kVAr Actual kVAr Current (A) 1.43 1.6 Inductance req. (mH)
1 1 9.98 10 9.35 13.37 14.956 6.141
2 2 19.96 20 18.69 26.73 29.911 3.071
3 4 39.92 40 37.39 53.47 59.823 1.535
4 8 79.84 80 74.78 107 119.65 0.768
5 8 79.84 80 74.78 107 119.65 0.768
6 8 79.84 80 74.78 107 119.65 0.768
0.00 0.00 0 0 #DIV/0!
0.00 0.00 0 0 #DIV/0!
0.00 0.00 0 0 #DIV/0!
0.00 0.00 0 0 #DIV/0!
0.00 0.00 0 0 #DIV/0!
0.00 0.00 0 0 #DIV/0!
Total: 309.37 310 289.77

Min. main breaker rating: 434.65 Amps

Current transformer size: 1000 / 5A
c/k value: 0.030
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ductance req. (mH) Other Selectable Power Ratios

1:1:1:1:1... 1 31 -
1:1:2:2:2... 3
1:1:2:2:4... 7
1:1:2:3:3... 15
1:1:2:4:4... 23
1:1:2:4:8... 31
1:2:2:2:2... 31
1:2:3:3:3... 31
1:2:3:4:4... 31
1:2:3:6:6... 31
1:2:4:4:4... 31
1:2:4:8:8... 31