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Analysis of the effects achieved by installing capacitor banks
January, 2011.
INTRODUCTION:
In October the Natron Hayat made mounting capacitor banks for reactive Energy compensation.
In the field of electricity consumption, except consumption of active energy, there are
consumers for their normal operation and use of reactive energy.
The most famous consumers of reactive Energy are electric motors and transformers. There are
also devices that use the reactive energy of the opposite directions that cancel (compensate)
the previously mentioned reactive energy.
The most famous of these devices feature the capacitor banks that are installed locally (on the
consumer site), so that consumers are supplied reactive power required to operate such
motors, but it and compensated capacitor so that reactive power does not go beyond the
consumer that is not going through the electricity meter.
MAIN ADVANTAGES OF THE ACHIEVED INSTALLATION CAPACITOR BANKS
1. Optimal operation of generators
• Lower amperage excitation
• Lower voltage excitation
• Lower heating grooves generator
• Increased active energy generation
All enumerated contribute to optimum working generator. Comparison of the state of the
generator before and after the installation of capacitor banks (Table 1):
Before capacitor After capacitor
Operation parameters
banks installing banks installing
2. The reduced value of maximum engaged power from the system EP BiH
By reducing the need of consumers for reactive power created the conditions for increased
production of active Energy. So with the same steam boilers to get more for about 1.5 MW of
active Energyon the a generator . This directly reflects to the average price of electricity from
the system of EP BiH through a smaller value of maximum engaged power and a smaller amount
of active Energy taken in greater daily tariffs.
Form for the formation of average prices:
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AP ‐ Average price (KM / kWh)
LT ‐ The amount of active Energy taken in a small daily rate (kWh)
PLT ‐ The price of active Energy taken in small daily rate (KM/ kWh)
HT ‐ The amount of Energy taken an active to a greater daily rate (kWh)
PLT ‐ The amount of active Energy taken in greater rate (KM/ kWh)
ML ‐ maximum power from the system engaged in a greater daily rate (kW)
PML ‐ Price of maximum engaged load in a greater rate (KM / kW)
View the price of the tariff rules EPBiH for 35 kV (Table 2):
Lower annual Greater annual
Tariff item
tariffs tariffs
PLT (KM/kWh) 0,0389 0,0506
HLT (KM/kWh) 0,0778 0,1011
PLM (KM/kW) 14,18 18,43
From form for forming average price to see how the price affects the maximum engaged load
and amount of active Energy taked in the higher daily rate.
Before installing the capacitor banks an average ratio of assuming Energy from the system was
60% ‐ 40% lower and higher daily tariffs. In November we realized ratio 67% ‐ 33%, which means
that the reduced amount of Energy taken an active to a greater daily rate.
3. Eliminating accounts for reactive energy
Since the installation of capacitor banks, this item on electricity bill does not exists. For example,
in September 2010. for reactive energy paid 4195.75 KM. Power factor cosψ is always 1, which
is the most favorable value.
MONTHLY VIEW
September and November 2010th (in October is made installation)
We determined the effects of installing capacitor banks by comparing energy costs in
September and November. The table shows the production in productive plants in September
and November. It is obvious that production was homogenous (Table 3).
September November
Plant (t) (t)
PM ‐ 1 1.780,7 1.916,0
PM ‐ 3 700,3 710,2
PM‐4 6.376,7 6.279,7
Pulp 7.511,0 7.375,0
Cardboard 1.074,5 1.063,9
Waste paper 2.319,9 2.498,3
September 2010 (Table 4).
Novembar 2010 (Tabela 5).
• If we analyze these two months we will see that the maximum forces engaged, for almost the
same production, in November, lower by 2.146 kW.
• Reduced taking of active energy in greater daily tariffs of 163.023 kWh
• Reduced production of reactive Energy to 2.949.380 kVArh
• Reduced taking of reactive Energy from the system for 800.898 kVArh
• Power factor is 1, and in September was 0,92, which implies a certain amount of contingent
payments of reactive Energy (in this case 4.195,75 KM)
Average electricity prices in September was 0,101 KM/kWh calculated according to the rates of
annual tariff, and in November of 0,107 KM/kWh calculated according to rates higher annual
tariff. We see that in the November average price was slightly higher, but it should be noted
that the cost of higher annual tariff more than at a lower annual tariff (which can be seen in
Table 2).
December 2010th
In December we had a malfunction on TG‐3, so we had to generate electricity will continue to
alternate TG‐2, which has a smaller capacity. For this reason, we have a value of maximum
engaged power (6.338 kW) from the system more than planned. But in this situation, the visible
effect of capacitor banks. In fact before installing capacitor banks maximum load generator TG‐2
amounted to 12 MWh, and in December was maintained in the load amount of 15 MWh. What
does it mean that in a situation with no capacitor banks engaged maximum power from the
system amounted to more than 9.000 kW.
CONCLUSION
Installation of capacitor banks brings great benefit Natron Hayat, which is reflected primarily
through the security and stability of its own electricity generation and distribution system, of
consumer. Another great benefit is the financial effects of which are described in this report.