Capacitor Bank Calculation
Capacitor Bank Calculation
Capacitor Bank Calculation
SOUMYADEEP RAY
BEE CERTIFIED ENERGY AUDITOR
M.TECH (GOLD MEDALIST), POWER ELECTRONICS & ELECTRICAL DRIVES
Surprisingly, it is found that the Capacitor bank is delivering a reactive Power of
4.22 𝑀𝑉𝐴𝑟 only instead of 5 𝑀𝑉𝐴𝑟.
Since, the Capacitor bank is a Constant Impedance Type Load, if the reactance of the
Capacitor bank is 𝑋𝐶 and the Bus Voltage is 𝑉𝑏 , we may write that
𝑉𝑏2
𝑄𝐶 =
𝑋𝐶
Now, the Rated Bus Voltage : 𝑉𝑏,𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 = 11𝐾𝑉
Now, the actual Bus Voltage as a Result of Power Flow: 𝑉𝑎𝑐𝑡 = 10.1𝐾𝑉
If the Actual Reactive Power Compensation is 𝑄𝐶,𝑎𝑐𝑡 ,
2
𝑄𝐶,𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑉𝑏,𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑
= 2
𝑄𝐶,𝑎𝑐𝑡 𝑉𝑎𝑐𝑡
2
𝑉𝑎𝑐𝑡 10.1 2
So, 𝑄𝐶,𝑎𝑐𝑡 = 𝑄𝐶,𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 × (𝑉 ) = 5 × ( 11 ) = 4.22𝑀𝑉𝐴𝑟
𝑏,𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑
So, the Capacitor bank will be under-utilized. This incident makes Load Flow Study
an indispensable tool towards selection of the Capacitor bank and study its effect under
different loading Conditions. Load flow Analysis should be used after manual calculation for
fine tuning towards Capacitor Bank sizing with multi-stage APFC (Automatic Power Factor
Correction) scheme.
SOUMYADEEP RAY
BEE CERTIFIED ENERGY AUDITOR
M.TECH (GOLD MEDALIST), POWER ELECTRONICS & ELECTRICAL DRIVES