A three-phase three-wire shunt compensator consisting of lossless passive elements (L. and/or C) is employed at a415 V, 50 Hz distribution system to provide load balancing and power factor correction of a single-phase 50 kVA, 0.8 lagging power factor load connected between two lines as shown in Figure E3.5. Calculate (a) supply line currents, (b) compensator currents, (c) the values of compensator elements (in farads or henries), and (d) its kVA rating. Solution: Given supply line voltage V, = 415 V, frequency of the supply (f) =50 Hz, and a single-phase SOKVA, 0.8 lagging power factor load connected between two lines that is to be compensated as a balanced load on the three-phase distribution system. a. After compensation, this load is realized as a balanced three-phase unity power factor load: therefore, the supply line currents are /,,= 50000 x 0.8//3 *415)=55.65 A, 1, =55.65 A, and Ie = 55.65 A.tefl) (AB yy ita) y(VE fen tAD fey (AD 300 0 RS BSSG 1 Lol Loz 1030 ‘Time ts)b. For such a load compensation, the real admittance G,_,, = 50 000 x 0.8/415? = 0.232 254 318 mhos has to be complemented with a reactive admittance network across other two lines to obtain a resultant balanced load on the AC supply. It may be simply derived that the load on the AC supply becomes balanced (and remains real) if'a capacitive susceptance Beye = Gray h/3 is connected between phases b and c, and an inductive susceptance Bec, =—G1 si//3 is connected between phases c and a. Therefore, the compensator currents are Icah = Qras/V = 50000 x 0.6/415 = 30000/415 = 72.29A and Tove = Icea = VsGuai/3 = 415 Xx 0.134.092 093 = 55.65 A. ¢. Therefore, Benc= G_ap/y/3 = 0.134092 093 mhos, Cope = Bere! = 427 uF, and Bees =—Gayh/3 = 0.134.092.093 mhos, Lega = l/@Beca= 23.75 mH. Moreover, for power factor correction at line ab, Qtab= Oca =50 000 x 0.6 =30000 VA. Thus, Coss = Qcap/V2@ = 554.75 pF. d. The KVA rating of the compensator elements is Qc,=50000X0.6=30KWVA and Qcy. = ea = O = VIG raply/3 = 23.094 kVA.