A comprehensive understanding of power factor improvement equipment, specifically power capacitors, is essential for ensuring the cost-effective operation of electrical power systems. This course is specifically designed to provide a thorough exploration of power capacitors and capacitor banks, covering fundamental concepts, theoretical aspects, and practical applications related to power capacitors and power factor correction.

The course encompasses a range of topics, including calculation methods, specification techniques, control mechanisms, protection measures, installation procedures, operation guidelines, and maintenance practices for power capacitors and capacitor banks. It also offers a detailed analysis of capacitor utilization in electrical motor circuits and distribution systems.

Course Objectives:

After participating in this course, you will be able to analyze the power distribution system in order to determine the need for improvement of power factor. You will be able to calculate energy cost savings associated with the installation of capacitor bank. You will gain the practical knowledge to be able to specify the size and configuration of capacitor bank and associated auxiliary equipment to suit your specific needs.

Who Should Attend?

Engineers, technologists and technicians, and other technical personnel from industrial users, power utility industry, municipal utilities, consulting engineering firms, and manufacturers of electrical equipment who are involved with the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of electrical power distribution systems. Also plant managers, project engineers, and all personnel involved in the planning, recommending, selling, and purchasing electrical distribution systems equipment. This course is a must for people involved in electrical power systems that use capacitors in an industrial plant setting, on distribution feeders, and in distribution networks.

Course Outlines:

Basic Electrical Ideas and units on Capacitors and Power Factor.
Resistance circuit, Inductance circuit, capacitive circuit
True, Reactive, and Apparent Power
Description and basic operation of capacitors
Calculation on capacitor circuits
Applications of capacitors
Theoretical fundamentals for Power Factor
Causes and effects of poor Power Factor
Means of Power Factor improvement or Reactive Power compensation

Principle of Reactive Power compensation

Installation of Power Factor correction capacitors
Calculation for Power Factor Improvement

Power Capacitor banks

Application of Capacitor banks
Capacitor connections.
Capacitor switching operation.
Impact of Capacitors on Power Quality

Maintenance, Inspection and Repair on Capacitor bank installation
Tests for Power Capacitors.

Related international standards IEEE/IEC
Typical checklist for general servicing and maintenance on Capacitors.

Different Voltage Regulation Techniques

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