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Automatic Capacitor Bank SELECTING AN AUTOMATIC CAPACITOR SIZE
Example: How much kVAR is req 480V system to a demand month was
The following calculator is used to determine the capacitor kVAR required to improve PF of a single load or entire power system. Actual power factor, peak kilowatt demand, desired PF and system voltage are required. The best source for this information is the monthly utility bill or other local monitoring equipment. A calculation of each months data for a 12 month period is recommended to determine the maximum kVAR required.
Formula: kVAR = kW x kW FAC
From the kW FACTOR calculator b is 0.685 Therefore: kVAR = 620 x .685 =
Existing P.F (%)
75
Desired P.F. (%)
95
Load (kW)
250
Kilowatt Factor
0.553
Required kVAR
138
Effective: 1031 rev.2
Automatic Capacitor Bank Sizing Example: How much kVAR is required to correct an entire 480V system to a 90% power factor when the peak kilowatt demand month was 620kW at a 65% power factor? Formula: kVAR = kW x kW FACTOR From the kW FACTOR calculator below , the FACTOR
Therefore: kVAR = 620 x .685 = 425
Voltage 180 19
Schneider Canada Capacitor Division Automatic Capacitor Bank Sizing SELECTING AN AUTOMATIC CAPACITOR SIZE
Example: How much kVAR is required to correct an entire 480V system to a 90% power factor when the peak kilowatt demand month was 620kW at a 65% power factor?
The following table is used to determine the capacitor kVAR required to improve PF of a single load or entire power system. Actual power factor, peak kilowatt demand and desired PF are required. The best source for this information is the monthly utility bill or other local monitoring equipment. A calculation of each months data for a 12 month period is recommended to determine the maximum kVAR required.
Use the formula:
kVAR = kW x kW FACTOR
From the kW FACTOR Table below, find the FACTOR that applies to a system with an original PF of 65% and a desired PF of 90%. This FACTOR is read to be 0.685. Therefore:
kVAR = 620 x .685 = 425kVAR
Or g i n a l P F i
i n Pe r c e nt
kW FACTOR TABLE Desired PF in Percent 80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
50
0.982
1.008
1.034
1.060
1.086
1.112
1.139
1.165
1.192
1.220
1.248
1.276
1.306
1.337
1.369
1.403
1.440
1.481
1.529
1.590
1.732
51 52 53 54 55
0.937 0.893 0.850 0.809 0.768
0.963 0.919 0.876 0.835 0.794
0.989 0.945 0.902 0.861 0.820
1.015 0.971 0.928 0.887 0.846
1.041 0.997 0.954 0.913 0.873
1.067 1.023 0.980 0.939 0.899
1.093 1.049 1.007 0.965 0.925
1.120 1.076 1.033 0.992 0.952
1.147 1.103 1.060 1.019 0.979
1.174 1.130 1.088 1.046 1.006
1.202 1.158 1.116 1.074 1.034
1.231 1.187 1.144 1.103 1.063
1.261 1.217 1.174 1.133 1.092
1.291 1.247 1.205 1.163 1.123
1.324 1.280 1.237 1.196 1.156
1.358 1.314 1.271 1.230 1.190
1.395 1.351 1.308 1.267 1.227
1.436 1.392 1.349 1.308 1.268
1.484 1.440 1.397 1.356 1.315
1.544 1.500 1.458 1.416 1.376
1.687 1.643 1.600 1.559 1.518
56 57 58 59 60
0.729 0.691 0.655 0.618 0.583
0.755 0.717 0.681 0.644 0.609
0.781 0.743 0.707 0.670 0.635
0.807 0.769 0.733 0.696 0.661
0.834 0.796 0.759 0.723 0.687
0.860 0.822 0.785 0.749 0.714
0.886 0.848 0.811 0.775 0.740
0.913 0.875 0.838 0.802 0.767
0.940 0.902 0.865 0.829 0.794
0.967 0.929 0.892 0.856 0.821
0.995 0.957 0.920 0.884 0.849
1.024 0.986 0.949 0.913 0.878
1.053 1.015 0.979 0.942 0.907
1.084 1.046 1.009 0.973 0.938
1.116 1.079 1.042 1.006 0.970
1.151 1.113 1.076 1.040 1.005
1.188 1.150 1.113 1.077 1.042
1.229 1.191 1.154 1.118 1.083
1.276 1.238 1.201 1.165 1.130
1.337 1.299 1.262 1.226 1.191
1.479 1.441 1.405 1.368 1.333
61 62 63 64 65
0.549 0.515 0.483 0.451 0.419
0.575 0.541 0.509 0.477 0.445
0.601 0.567 0.535 0.503 0.471
0.627 0.593 0.561 0.529 0.497
0.653 0.620 0.587 0.555 0.523
0.679 0.646 0.613 0.581 0.549
0.706 0.672 0.639 0.607 0.576
0.732 0.699 0.666 0.634 0.602
0.759 0.726 0.693 0.661 0.629
0.787 0.753 0.720 0.688 0.657
0.815 0.781 0.748 0.716 0.685
0.843 0.810 0.777 0.745 0.714
0.873 0.839 0.807 0.775 0.743
0.904 0.870 0.837 0.805 0.774
0.936 0.903 0.870 0.838 0.806
0.970 0.937 0.904 0.872 0.840
1.007 0.974 0.941 0.909 0.877
1.048 1.015 0.982 0.950 0.919
1.096 1.062 1.030 0.998 0.966
1.157 1.123 1.090 1.058 1.027
1.299 1.265 1.233 1.201 1.169
66 67 68 69 70
0.388 0.358 0.328 0.299 0.270
0.414 0.384 0.354 0.325 0.296
0.440 0.410 0.380 0.351 0.322
0.466 0.436 0.406 0.377 0.348
0.492 0.462 0.432 0.403 0.374
0.519 0.488 0.459 0.429 0.400
0.545 0.515 0.485 0.456 0.427
0.572 0.541 0.512 0.482 0.453
0.599 0.568 0.539 0.509 0.480
0.626 0.596 0.566 0.537 0.508
0.654 0.624 0.594 0.565 0.536
0.683 0.652 0.623 0.593 0.565
0.712 0.682 0.652 0.623 0.594
0.743 0.713 0.683 0.654 0.625
0.775 0.745 0.715 0.686 0.657
0.810 0.779 0.750 0.720 0.692
0.847 0.816 0.787 0.757 0.729
0.888 0.857 0.828 0.798 0.770
0.935 0.905 0.875 0.846 0.817
0.996 0.966 0.936 0.907 0.878
1.138 1.108 1.078 1.049 1.020
71 72 73 74 75
0.242 0.214 0.186 0.159 0.132
0.268 0.240 0.212 0.185 0.158
0.294 0.266 0.238 0.211 0.184
0.320 0.292 0.264 0.237 0.210
0.346 0.318 0.290 0.263 0.236
0.372 0.344 0.316 0.289 0.262
0.398 0.370 0.343 0.316 0.289
0.425 0.397 0.370 0.342 0.315
0.452 0.424 0.396 0.369 0.342
0.480 0.452 0.424 0.397 0.370
0.508 0.480 0.452 0.425 0.398
0.536 0.508 0.481 0.453 0.426
0.566 0.538 0.510 0.483 0.456
0.597 0.569 0.541 0.514 0.487
0.629 0.601 0.573 0.546 0.519
0.663 0.635 0.608 0.580 0.553
0.700 0.672 0.645 0.617 0.590
0.741 0.713 0.686 0.658 0.631
0.789 0.761 0.733 0.706 0.679
0.849 0.821 0.794 0.766 0.739
0.992 0.964 0.936 0.909 0.882
76 77 78 79 80
0.105 0.079 0.052 0.026 0.000
0.131 0.105 0.078 0.052 0.026
0.157 0.131 0.104 0.078 0.052
0.183 0.157 0.130 0.104 0.078
0.209 0.183 0.156 0.130 0.104
0.235 0.209 0.183 0.156 0.130
0.262 0.235 0.209 0.183 0.157
0.288 0.262 0.236 0.209 0.183
0.315 0.289 0.263 0.236 0.210
0.343 0.316 0.290 0.264 0.238
0.371 0.344 0.318 0.292 0.266
0.400 0.373 0.347 0.320 0.294
0.429 0.403 0.376 0.350 0.324
0.460 0.433 0.407 0.381 0.355
0.492 0.466 0.439 0.413 0.387
0.526 0.500 0.474 0.447 0.421
0.563 0.537 0.511 0.484 0.458
0.605 0.578 0.552 0.525 0.499
0.652 0.626 0.599 0.573 0.547
0.713 0.686 0.660 0.634 0.608
0.855 0.829 0.802 0.776 0.750
0.000
0.026 0.000
0.052 0.026 0.000
0.078 0.052 0.026 0.000
0.104 0.078 0.052 0.026 0.000
0.131 0.105 0.079 0.053 0.026
0.157 0.131 0.105 0.079 0.053
0.184 0.158 0.132 0.106 0.080
0.212 0.186 0.160 0.134 0.107
0.240 0.214 0.188 0.162 0.135
0.268 0.242 0.216 0.190 0.164
0.298 0.272 0.246 0.220 0.194
0.329 0.303 0.277 0.251 0.225
0.361 0.335 0.309 0.283 0.257
0.395 0.369 0.343 0.317 0.291
0.432 0.406 0.380 0.354 0.328
0.473 0.447 0.421 0.395 0.369
0.521 0.495 0.469 0.443 0.417
0.581 0.556 0.530 0.503 0.477
0.724 0.698 0.672 0.646 0.620
0.000
0.027 0.000
0.054 0.027 0.000
0.081 0.054 0.027 0.000
0.109 0.082 0.055 0.028 0.000
0.138 0.111 0.084 0.057 0.029
0.167 0.141 0.114 0.086 0.058
0.198 0.172 0.145 0.117 0.089
0.230 0.204 0.177 0.149 0.121
0.265 0.238 0.211 0.184 0.156
0.302 0.275 0.248 0.221 0.193
0.343 0.316 0.289 0.262 0.234
0.390 0.364 0.337 0.309 0.281
0.451 0.424 0.397 0.370 0.342
0.593 0.567 0.540 0.512 0.484
0.000
0.030 0.000
0.060 0.031 0.000
0.093 0.063 0.032 0.000
0.127 0.097 0.067 0.034 0.000
0.164 0.134 0.104 0.071 0.037
0.205 0.175 0.145 0.112 0.078
0.253 0.223 0.192 0.160 0.126
0.313 0.284 0.253 0.220 0.186
0.456 0.426 0.395 0.363 0.329
0.000
0.041 0.000
0.089 0.048 0.000
0.149 0.108 0.061 0.000
0.292 0.251 0.203 0.142
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
100
0.000
Example: How much kVAR is req 480V system to a demand month was
The following calculator is used to determine the capacitor kVAR required to improve PF of a single load or entire power system. Actual power factor, peak kilowatt demand, desired PF and system voltage are required. The best source for this information is the monthly utility bill or other local monitoring equipment. A calculation of each months data for a 12 month period is recommended to determine the maximum kVAR required.
Formula: kVAR = kW x kW FAC
From the kW FACTOR calculator b is 0.685 Therefore: kVAR = 620 x .685 =
Existing P.F (%)
75
Desired P.F. (%)
95
Load (kW)
250
Kilowatt Factor
0.553
Required kVAR
138
Effective: 1031 rev.2
Automatic Capacitor Bank Sizing Example: How much kVAR is required to correct an entire 480V system to a 90% power factor when the peak kilowatt demand month was 620kW at a 65% power factor? Formula: kVAR = kW x kW FACTOR From the kW FACTOR calculator below , the FACTOR
Therefore: kVAR = 620 x .685 = 425
Voltage 180 19
Schneider Canada Capacitor Division Automatic Capacitor Bank Sizing SELECTING AN AUTOMATIC CAPACITOR SIZE
Example: How much kVAR is required to correct an entire 480V system to a 90% power factor when the peak kilowatt demand month was 620kW at a 65% power factor?
The following table is used to determine the capacitor kVAR required to improve PF of a single load or entire power system. Actual power factor, peak kilowatt demand and desired PF are required. The best source for this information is the monthly utility bill or other local monitoring equipment. A calculation of each months data for a 12 month period is recommended to determine the maximum kVAR required.
Use the formula:
kVAR = kW x kW FACTOR
From the kW FACTOR Table below, find the FACTOR that applies to a system with an original PF of 65% and a desired PF of 90%. This FACTOR is read to be 0.685. Therefore:
kVAR = 620 x .685 = 425kVAR
Or g i n a l P F i
i n Pe r c e nt
kW FACTOR TABLE Desired PF in Percent 80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
50
0.982
1.008
1.034
1.060
1.086
1.112
1.139
1.165
1.192
1.220
1.248
1.276
1.306
1.337
1.369
1.403
1.440
1.481
1.529
1.590
1.732
51 52 53 54 55
0.937 0.893 0.850 0.809 0.768
0.963 0.919 0.876 0.835 0.794
0.989 0.945 0.902 0.861 0.820
1.015 0.971 0.928 0.887 0.846
1.041 0.997 0.954 0.913 0.873
1.067 1.023 0.980 0.939 0.899
1.093 1.049 1.007 0.965 0.925
1.120 1.076 1.033 0.992 0.952
1.147 1.103 1.060 1.019 0.979
1.174 1.130 1.088 1.046 1.006
1.202 1.158 1.116 1.074 1.034
1.231 1.187 1.144 1.103 1.063
1.261 1.217 1.174 1.133 1.092
1.291 1.247 1.205 1.163 1.123
1.324 1.280 1.237 1.196 1.156
1.358 1.314 1.271 1.230 1.190
1.395 1.351 1.308 1.267 1.227
1.436 1.392 1.349 1.308 1.268
1.484 1.440 1.397 1.356 1.315
1.544 1.500 1.458 1.416 1.376
1.687 1.643 1.600 1.559 1.518
56 57 58 59 60
0.729 0.691 0.655 0.618 0.583
0.755 0.717 0.681 0.644 0.609
0.781 0.743 0.707 0.670 0.635
0.807 0.769 0.733 0.696 0.661
0.834 0.796 0.759 0.723 0.687
0.860 0.822 0.785 0.749 0.714
0.886 0.848 0.811 0.775 0.740
0.913 0.875 0.838 0.802 0.767
0.940 0.902 0.865 0.829 0.794
0.967 0.929 0.892 0.856 0.821
0.995 0.957 0.920 0.884 0.849
1.024 0.986 0.949 0.913 0.878
1.053 1.015 0.979 0.942 0.907
1.084 1.046 1.009 0.973 0.938
1.116 1.079 1.042 1.006 0.970
1.151 1.113 1.076 1.040 1.005
1.188 1.150 1.113 1.077 1.042
1.229 1.191 1.154 1.118 1.083
1.276 1.238 1.201 1.165 1.130
1.337 1.299 1.262 1.226 1.191
1.479 1.441 1.405 1.368 1.333
61 62 63 64 65
0.549 0.515 0.483 0.451 0.419
0.575 0.541 0.509 0.477 0.445
0.601 0.567 0.535 0.503 0.471
0.627 0.593 0.561 0.529 0.497
0.653 0.620 0.587 0.555 0.523
0.679 0.646 0.613 0.581 0.549
0.706 0.672 0.639 0.607 0.576
0.732 0.699 0.666 0.634 0.602
0.759 0.726 0.693 0.661 0.629
0.787 0.753 0.720 0.688 0.657
0.815 0.781 0.748 0.716 0.685
0.843 0.810 0.777 0.745 0.714
0.873 0.839 0.807 0.775 0.743
0.904 0.870 0.837 0.805 0.774
0.936 0.903 0.870 0.838 0.806
0.970 0.937 0.904 0.872 0.840
1.007 0.974 0.941 0.909 0.877
1.048 1.015 0.982 0.950 0.919
1.096 1.062 1.030 0.998 0.966
1.157 1.123 1.090 1.058 1.027
1.299 1.265 1.233 1.201 1.169
66 67 68 69 70
0.388 0.358 0.328 0.299 0.270
0.414 0.384 0.354 0.325 0.296
0.440 0.410 0.380 0.351 0.322
0.466 0.436 0.406 0.377 0.348
0.492 0.462 0.432 0.403 0.374
0.519 0.488 0.459 0.429 0.400
0.545 0.515 0.485 0.456 0.427
0.572 0.541 0.512 0.482 0.453
0.599 0.568 0.539 0.509 0.480
0.626 0.596 0.566 0.537 0.508
0.654 0.624 0.594 0.565 0.536
0.683 0.652 0.623 0.593 0.565
0.712 0.682 0.652 0.623 0.594
0.743 0.713 0.683 0.654 0.625
0.775 0.745 0.715 0.686 0.657
0.810 0.779 0.750 0.720 0.692
0.847 0.816 0.787 0.757 0.729
0.888 0.857 0.828 0.798 0.770
0.935 0.905 0.875 0.846 0.817
0.996 0.966 0.936 0.907 0.878
1.138 1.108 1.078 1.049 1.020
71 72 73 74 75
0.242 0.214 0.186 0.159 0.132
0.268 0.240 0.212 0.185 0.158
0.294 0.266 0.238 0.211 0.184
0.320 0.292 0.264 0.237 0.210
0.346 0.318 0.290 0.263 0.236
0.372 0.344 0.316 0.289 0.262
0.398 0.370 0.343 0.316 0.289
0.425 0.397 0.370 0.342 0.315
0.452 0.424 0.396 0.369 0.342
0.480 0.452 0.424 0.397 0.370
0.508 0.480 0.452 0.425 0.398
0.536 0.508 0.481 0.453 0.426
0.566 0.538 0.510 0.483 0.456
0.597 0.569 0.541 0.514 0.487
0.629 0.601 0.573 0.546 0.519
0.663 0.635 0.608 0.580 0.553
0.700 0.672 0.645 0.617 0.590
0.741 0.713 0.686 0.658 0.631
0.789 0.761 0.733 0.706 0.679
0.849 0.821 0.794 0.766 0.739
0.992 0.964 0.936 0.909 0.882
76 77 78 79 80
0.105 0.079 0.052 0.026 0.000
0.131 0.105 0.078 0.052 0.026
0.157 0.131 0.104 0.078 0.052
0.183 0.157 0.130 0.104 0.078
0.209 0.183 0.156 0.130 0.104
0.235 0.209 0.183 0.156 0.130
0.262 0.235 0.209 0.183 0.157
0.288 0.262 0.236 0.209 0.183
0.315 0.289 0.263 0.236 0.210
0.343 0.316 0.290 0.264 0.238
0.371 0.344 0.318 0.292 0.266
0.400 0.373 0.347 0.320 0.294
0.429 0.403 0.376 0.350 0.324
0.460 0.433 0.407 0.381 0.355
0.492 0.466 0.439 0.413 0.387
0.526 0.500 0.474 0.447 0.421
0.563 0.537 0.511 0.484 0.458
0.605 0.578 0.552 0.525 0.499
0.652 0.626 0.599 0.573 0.547
0.713 0.686 0.660 0.634 0.608
0.855 0.829 0.802 0.776 0.750
0.000
0.026 0.000
0.052 0.026 0.000
0.078 0.052 0.026 0.000
0.104 0.078 0.052 0.026 0.000
0.131 0.105 0.079 0.053 0.026
0.157 0.131 0.105 0.079 0.053
0.184 0.158 0.132 0.106 0.080
0.212 0.186 0.160 0.134 0.107
0.240 0.214 0.188 0.162 0.135
0.268 0.242 0.216 0.190 0.164
0.298 0.272 0.246 0.220 0.194
0.329 0.303 0.277 0.251 0.225
0.361 0.335 0.309 0.283 0.257
0.395 0.369 0.343 0.317 0.291
0.432 0.406 0.380 0.354 0.328
0.473 0.447 0.421 0.395 0.369
0.521 0.495 0.469 0.443 0.417
0.581 0.556 0.530 0.503 0.477
0.724 0.698 0.672 0.646 0.620
0.000
0.027 0.000
0.054 0.027 0.000
0.081 0.054 0.027 0.000
0.109 0.082 0.055 0.028 0.000
0.138 0.111 0.084 0.057 0.029
0.167 0.141 0.114 0.086 0.058
0.198 0.172 0.145 0.117 0.089
0.230 0.204 0.177 0.149 0.121
0.265 0.238 0.211 0.184 0.156
0.302 0.275 0.248 0.221 0.193
0.343 0.316 0.289 0.262 0.234
0.390 0.364 0.337 0.309 0.281
0.451 0.424 0.397 0.370 0.342
0.593 0.567 0.540 0.512 0.484
0.000
0.030 0.000
0.060 0.031 0.000
0.093 0.063 0.032 0.000
0.127 0.097 0.067 0.034 0.000
0.164 0.134 0.104 0.071 0.037
0.205 0.175 0.145 0.112 0.078
0.253 0.223 0.192 0.160 0.126
0.313 0.284 0.253 0.220 0.186
0.456 0.426 0.395 0.363 0.329
0.000
0.041 0.000
0.089 0.048 0.000
0.149 0.108 0.061 0.000
0.292 0.251 0.203 0.142
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
100
0.000
