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Can installation of Capacitor bank improve output Power utilization?

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Question added by Himadri Roy , MANAGER ELECTRICAL , STEAG ENERGY SERVICES
Date Posted: 2016/02/20

a capacitor bank is used usually to improve the power factor and to avoid people to pay penalties to the government because of grid harmful inductive affecting. Capacitor banks can be used also to improve voltage regulation and decrease voltage drop... We usually set the power factor to 90% and above but not to 100% since the load is usually inductive 

Mohammad Imteyaz Ahamd
by Mohammad Imteyaz Ahamd , Supervisor General , Galaxy International School

Advantages of Power Factor Improvement The benefits that can be achieved by applying the correct power factor correction are: a) Reduction of power consumption due to improved energy efficiency. Reduced power consumption means less greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel depletion by power stations. b) Reduction of electricity bills c) Extra kVA available from the existing supply d) Reduction of I2R losses in transformers and distribution equipment e) Reduction of voltage drops in long cables. f) Reduced electrical burden on cables and electrical components.

Muhammad Moneeb Akhtar
by Muhammad Moneeb Akhtar , Freelance , UPWORK

Yes obviously 'power utilization' can be increased. There are three kind of powers, we know, actual power, active power, and reactive power. With the decrease of 'power factor', actual power (utilization power) decreases while reactive increases. So we have to add on KVAR (reactive power) in system to improve power factor and increase actual power. This actual power is, in fact, utilization power. So summarizing, we can say that by adding capacitor bank we can improve power factor and ultimately 'utilization power' 

Ijaz Ahmad ijaz wazir
by Ijaz Ahmad ijaz wazir , Good , PESCO

PrincipleThe capacitor bank is connected to the busbars of the main LV distribution board for the installation, and remains in service during the period of normal load.

AdvantagesThe global type of compensation:

  • Reduces the tariff penalties for excessive consumption of kvars
  • Reduces the apparent power kVA demand, on which standing charges are usually based
  • Relieves the supply transformer, which is then able to accept more load if necessary

Francisco Generosa
by Francisco Generosa , Electrical design Engineer/ consultant , Al-fadhli Engineering and Consulting

Yes! by improving the power factor.

shair ali
by shair ali , Maintenance Engineer (In-Charge) , Millia Shampo & Cosmetic Production LLC

Yes . capacitor bank is the most impotent thing in electrical. We install it with LV bus bar and operate the panel with manual and auto .For the Auto operation of capacitor bank panel must check the direction of ct with give the  signal to the really. Capacitor bank improve the voltage and reused the ampere .so it is very use full for our electric cables and electric equipment. it is mostly use their .where we use  induction load. 

KVAR = KW/2

it is a simple formula to find out the capacitor bank range 

Solomon Terefe
by Solomon Terefe , Maintenance and operation supervisor , Yeju Honey and Wax processing P.L.C

we can add capacitor bank to improve power factor for boost and  efficient  use of real power and to compensation of reactive power.   

Edwin Fernandez
by Edwin Fernandez , Electrical Engineer , Corodex Industry

yes it can be improved as it improves the power factor cosphi and capacitor bank will help to stabilizes the power output when it has more inductive load.

PUSKAR KUMAR
by PUSKAR KUMAR , Software Applications Developer , InetSolv technology

yes, we can install capacitor bank for improving outputpower utilization by decreasing of reactive power

Ali Mohammed
by Ali Mohammed , Electrical Engineer , Hanwha E&C

Significantly by improving the power factor to a value that approaches 1. How it does that is by eleminating the reactive effect of the dynamic devices/appliances connected to the said network.

abdelkader benarbia
by abdelkader benarbia , electrical engineer , SEROR

reduse losses and improve outout power  

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