PFC survey

Power factor correction capacitor bank

survey sheet Date: ________________________

Additional information required for a quote

Intent: ________________________________________________________
(Reduce or eliminate PF penalty, release plant/transformer/cable
capacity, assist in voltage regulation, filter or correct harmonics,
fault ride-through, bus voltage support, or other).
h Plant one-line drawing attached (if not available, a hand sketch of the
distribution system) showing major distribution levels (HV, MV, LV
and distribution panels and PF expected/observed at each
distribution level)
Distribution and utilization voltage (HV/MV/LV) _____________________
Additional source of generation
(co-gen, diesel generators, etc.) _____________________
General Total connected load (kVA/kW/hp) _____________________
Customer: _________________________________________ Total demand load (kVA/kW/hp) _____________________
Customer contact: _________________________________________ Largest motor size (kW/hp) _____________________
Address: _________________________________________ Largest non-motive load (kVA/kW/hp) _____________________
E-mail: _________________________________________ Type of nonlinear load _____________________
Phone: _________________________________________ h Adjustable speed drives type
Eaton contact: _________________________________________ (DC drives, 6 pulse, 12 pulse, 18 pulse) _____________________
h Soft starters
Preliminary information for budgetary estimate h Arc furnaces
Name of utility* ____________________________ h Welders
Current billed demand* (kW/kVA) ____________________________ h UPS
Present power factor h UV equipment
(known/calculated)* (lagging) ____________________________ h DC–DC, AC–DC converters (electrolysis cells, etc.)
Desired power factor* (lagging) ____________________________ h Others (please describe) _____________________
kVA of service transformer (kVA) ____________________________
Type of production facility: (cement, chemical,
Transformer primary and sawmill, underground mine, etc.) _____________________
secondary voltages (V) ____________________________ Type of environment: (dusty, conductive
Impedance of transformer metallic dust, hazardous, very hot, marine,
(if known) (%Z) ____________________________ chemically reactive, etc.) _____________________
Nonlinear loads present (Y/N) ____________________________ Short-circuit capacity of the system on
the primary side (MVA) _____________________
Approximate ratio of nonlinear
load to total load (%) ____________________________ Are there PF capacitors currently
present? (Y/N) _____________________
*If information is unknown, please provide the following:
(Preferably collect information on utility bulk correction capacitors for the line)
h Rate sheet attached/rate structure _______________________
If yes, kVAR capacity and voltage (kVAR) _____________________
h Past 12 months of billing information attached (if not available,
at least 3 months summer and 3 months winter bills) (volts) _____________________

Eaton Corporation
Electrical Sector
1000 Cherrington Parkway
Moon Township, PA 15108
United States
TRC 800-809-2772 (Option 4, then 2)
pfc@Eaton.com

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