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Li ne Reac t or s
4Pur pose
4Har moni c s Reduc t i on
4Rat i ngs Consi der at i ons
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Li ne Reac t or s I nc r ease Dr i ve
Rel i abi l i t y
l Mi ni mi ze c at ast r ophi c dr i ve f ai l ur es
due t o t r ansi ent over -vol t ages
l Mi ni mi ze nui sanc e over -vol t age t r i ps
due t o l i ne t r ansi ent s:
Ut i l i t y pow er f ac t or c or r ec t i on
Sw i t c hi ng l ar ge AC mot or l oads
Sw i t c hi ng l ar ge t r ansf or mer s
Hi gh AC l i ne c ondi t i ons
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Li ne Reac t or s I nc r ease Dr i ve
Rel i abi l i t y (c ont )
l Mi ni mi ze l i ne-si de f use oper at i on
dur i ng unsymmet r i c al vol t age sags:
Ut i l i t y syst em l i ne-t o-gr ound f aul t s
Unbal anc ed phase c ur r ent s
l Reduc e har moni c s
l I mpr ove ef f ec t i ve pow er f ac t or
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Dr i ve/Li ne Reac t or Ec onomi c s
(480 VAC User Pr i c es)
10 HP AC I nver t er $ 1838
10 HP Mot or $ 552
Ci r c ui t Br eak er $ 362
Saf et y Sw i t c h $ 105
Oper at or Cont r ol St at i on $ 307
I nput Reac t or NEMA I $ 218
I nst al l at i on $ 1500
Tot al $ 4882
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Cost of Cat ast r ophi c
Fai l ur e
10 HP I nver t er $ 1838
Labor $ 200
Tot al $ 2038
+
Down Time
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Cost of Nui sanc e Tr i ps
Labor $ 50
+
Dow n Ti me
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How Muc h Reac t or Do I
Need?
3% r eac t or el i mi nat es 95%
of nui sanc e t r i ps
5% r eac t or el i mi nat es 99+%
of nui sanc e t r i ps
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Reac t or s Reduc e
Har moni c Di st or t i on
0.50% 1% 1.5% 2% 2.5% 3% 5%
5th 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.46 0.42 0.4 0.32
7th 0.6 0.37 0.3 0.22 0.2 0.16 0.12
11th 0.18 0.12 0.1 0.09 0.08 0.073 0.058
13th 0.1 0.075 0.06 0.058 0.05 0.049 0.039
17th 0.073 0.052 0.04 0.036 0.032 0.03 0.022
19th 0.06 0.042 0.03 0.028 0.025 0.022 0.008
% THD - I 102.5 72.2 59.6 52.3 47.6 44.13 34.96
Amps
Increase
43% 23% 17% 13% 11% 9% 6%
INPUT IMPEDANCE
Harmonic
Number
Input harmonic current distortion depends on total input
line impedance. (Data is for 6-pulse diode bridge).
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Li ne Reac t or Rat i ngs
l Max i mum vol t age r at i ng
l Ther mal c ur r ent r at i ng I
RMS

Must be > VFD I nput Cur r ent Rat i ng

l Fundament al c ur r ent r at i ng I
FUND
l Per c ent i mpedanc e =
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Li ne Reac t or Rat i ngs
l Max i mum ambi ent t emper at ur e
l Max i mum al t i t ude w i t hout der at i ng
l Temper at ur e r i se
l Max i mum sw i t c hi ng f r equenc y
l dv/dt r at i ng
l Di el ec t r i c st r engt h
l Agenc y appr oval s
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MTE Li ne Reac t or s
l Har moni c Compensat ed
l I mpedanc e based on Fundament al
amps
l TRMS Amp r at i ng suf f i c i ent f or VFD
i nput c ur r ent
l >16,000 vol t /usec dv/dt r at i ng
l CE, UL, c UL, CSA (1-1200 amps)
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MTE Gi ves You...
The l ow est c ost
The l ow est i nst al l ed c ost
The f ul l measur e of i mpedanc e
The most dur abl e pr oduc t
Del i ver y f r om st oc k
A gl obal del i ver y syst em
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I nput Reac t or Spec
Each variable frequency drive must be equipped with an input reactor offering no
less than 4.5% effective impedance at rated motor amps (the fundamental
current). They must be harmonic compensated and be UL-506 and UL-508
approved. Nema 1 enclosed units must be UL Listed. The continuous current
rating of the reactor must be equal to or greater than the rms input current rating
of the drive. Reactors must be copper wound with a UL class H (180 C)
insulation system. They must be suitable for an ambient temperature of 45 C
and a have a maximum temperature rise of 115 C. Their watts loss must be less
than 1% of the rated load. Box lug type terminals must be provided on all
reactors rated from 2 amps thru 400 amps. Higher current reactors may be
supplied with copper tab type terminals. Reactor must be MTE Corporation type
RL series.
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Pow er Fac t or Cor r ec t i on Capac i t or
De-Tuni ng Reac t or Spec i f i c at i on
Each Power Factor Correction Capacitor Bank must be equipped with a series
connected de-tuning reactor to prevent importation of harmonics. They must be
UL-506 and UL-508 approved. Nema 1 enclosed units must be UL Listed. The
reactor must be rated to handle 110% of the capacitor fundamental current
continuously to compensate for capacitor tolerance and aging. It must also be
rated to handle fifth harmonic current of a magnitude equal to 15% of the
capacitor fundamental current rating. The nameplate must indicate the rated
fundamental and harmonic currents and frequencies. Reactors must be copper
wound with a UL class H (180 C) insulation system. They must be suitable for an
ambient temperature of 40 C and a have a maximum temperature rise of 100C.
When applied in an ambient of 25C their temperature rise must be only 80C.
Their watts loss must be less than 1% of the capacitor KVAR rating. Box lug
type terminals are acceptable on all reactors rated up to 50 amps. Reactors rated
higher than 50 Amps must be supplied with copper tab type terminals. Reactor
must be MTE Corporation type RL series.
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