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=== [[Reactive energy and power factor|Reactive energy and power factor]]  ===


The nature of reactive energy
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Equipment and appliances requiring reactive energy


The power factor  
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This chapter provides technical knowledge reference about reactive power and power factor correction techniques: definitions, why and how to improve the power factor, power factor correction equipment types, where to install this equipment, impact of harmonics on capacitor banks etc ...
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Practical values of power factor


=== [[Why to improve the power factor?|Why to improve the power factor?]]  ===
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Reduction in the cost of electricity
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Technical/economic optimization
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=== [[How to improve the power factor?|How to improve the power factor?]]  ===
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Theoretical principles
 
By using what equipment?
 
The choice between a fixed or automatically-regulated bank of capacitors
 
=== [[Where to install power factor correction capacitors?|Where to install power factor correction capacitors?]]  ===
 
Global compensation
 
Compensation by sector
 
Individual compensation
 
=== [[How to decide the optimum level of compensation?|How to decide the optimum level of compensation?]]  ===
 
General method
 
Simplified method
 
Method based on the avoidance of tariff penalties
 
Method based on reduction of declared maximum apparent power (kVA)
 
=== [[Compensation at the terminals of a transformer|Compensation at the terminals of a transformer]]  ===
 
Compensation to increase the available active power output
 
Compensation of reactive energy absorbed by the transformer
 
=== [[Power factor correction of induction motors|Power factor correction of induction motors]]  ===
 
Connection of a capacitor bank and protection settings
 
How self-excitation of an induction motor can be avoided
 
=== [[Example of an installation before and after power-factor correction|Example of an installation before and after power-factor correction]]  ===
 
=== [[The effects of harmonics|The effects of harmonics]]  ===
 
Problems arising from power-system harmonics
 
Possible solutions
 
Choosing the optimum solution
 
=== [[Implementation of capacitor banks|Implementation of capacitor banks]]  ===
 
Capacitor elements
 
Choice of protection, control devices and connecting cables
 
 
==Downloads==
2010 edition in English: [[Media:EIG_chap_L-2010_haute_def.pdf|pdf]] <br>
2010 edition in French: [[Media:GIE_chap_L-2010_haute_def.pdf|pdf]] 
 
==External links==

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