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


[[The nature of reactive energy|The nature of reactive energy]]
=== [[Power factor and Reactive power]] ===


[[Equipment and appliances requiring reactive energy|Equipment and appliances requiring reactive energy]]
[[Definition of Power Factor]]


[[The power factor|The power factor]]  
[[Definition of reactive power]]


[[Practical values of power factor|Practical values of power factor]]  
[[The nature of reactive power]]


=== [[Why to improve the power factor?|Why to improve the power factor?]]  ===
[[Reactive power of capacitors]]
 
[[Equipment and appliances requiring reactive energy]]
 
[[Practical values of power factor]]
 
=== [[Why to improve the power factor?]]  ===


=== [[How to improve the power factor?]]  ===
=== [[How to improve the power factor?]]  ===


[[Theoretical principles to improve power factor|Theoretical principles to improve power factor]]  
[[Theoretical principles to improve power factor]]


[[Equipment to improve power factor|Equipment to improve power factor]]  
[[Equipment to improve power factor]]


[[The choice between a fixed or automatically-regulated bank of capacitors|The choice between a fixed or automatically-regulated bank of capacitors]]  
[[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?]] ===
=== [[Where to install power factor correction capacitors?]] ===


=== [[How to decide the optimum level of compensation?|How to decide the optimum level of compensation?]]  ===
=== [[How to determine the optimum level of compensation?]]  ===


=== [[Compensation at the terminals of a transformer]] ===
=== [[Compensation at the terminals of a transformer]] ===


[[Compensation to increase the available active power output|Compensation to increase the available active power output]]  
[[Compensation to increase the available active power output]]


[[Compensation of reactive energy absorbed by the transformer|Compensation of reactive energy absorbed by the transformer]]
[[Compensation of reactive energy absorbed by the transformer]]


=== [[Power factor correction of induction motors|Power factor correction of induction motors]]  ===
=== [[Power factor correction of induction motors]]  ===


=== [[Example of an installation before and after power-factor correction|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|Problems arising from power-system harmonics]]
[[Problems arising from power-system harmonics]]


[[Possible solutions for power-system harmonic|Possible solutions for power-system harmonic]]
[[Risk of resonance due to power-system harmonics]]


[[Choosing the optimum solution for power-system harmonics|Choosing the optimum solution for power-system harmonics]]
[[Possible solutions for power-system harmonics]]


=== [[Implementation of capacitor banks|Implementation of capacitor banks]]  ===
=== [[Implementation of capacitor banks]]  ===




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==Downloads==
2010 edition in English: [[Media:L-Power-factor-correction-and-harmonic-filtering.pdf|L-Power factor correction and harmonic filtering]] <br>
2010 edition in French: [[Media:L-Compensation-de-l-energie-reactive-et-filtrage-des-harmoniques.pdf|L-Compensation de l energie reactive et filtrage des harmoniques]] 


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 17:40, 23 August 2013

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