PROJECT: Main Switchboard No.

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Calculation of Required Capacitor Power
Transformer Size: 1,250 kVA (The Maximum Demand (MD) shall be lesser than the transformer loading factor)
Secondary Voltage: 415 V
Loading Factor: 80 % Total kVAr req. at 415 Volts: 360.41 kVAr

Maximum Demand: 900.0 kW Total kVAr req. at 525 Volts: 536.42 kVAr
Uncorrected PF: 0.70 (with detuned reactors)
Target PF: 0.85
Voltage at capacitor terminals, VCAP: 446.24 Volts
Mains voltage: 415 Volt
Capacitor voltage: 525 Volt Series resonance frequency: 188.98 Hz

Filtering factor: 7.0 % Total current rating: 501.41 Amps

Mains frequency: 50.0 Hz

Configuration of Automatic Capacitor Bank

Total kVAr required: 536.42 kVAr
No. of steps: 8

Step Power Ratio kVAr Actual kVAr Current (A) 1.43 1.6 Inductance req. (mH)
1 1 24.38 25 23.37 33.42 37.389 2.457
2 1 24.38 25 23.37 33.42 37.389 2.457
3 2 48.77 50 46.74 66.83 74.778 1.228
4 2 48.77 50 46.74 66.83 74.778 1.228
5 4 97.53 100 93.47 134 149.56 0.614
6 4 97.53 100 93.47 134 149.56 0.614
7 4 97.53 100 93.47 134 149.56 0.614
8 4 97.53 100 93.47 134 149.56 0.614
0.00 0.00 0 0 #DIV/0!
0.00 0.00 0 0 #DIV/0!
0.00 0.00 0 0 #DIV/0!
0.00 0.00 0 0 #DIV/0!
Total: 536.42 550 514.10

Min. main breaker rating: 771.15 Amps

Current transformer size: 1500 / 5A
c/k value: 0.051
ormer loading factor)

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