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Solutions for Low Voltage Power Factor Correction
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Power factor correction and harmonic filtering Solutions for Low Voltage Power Factor Correction OPTIM Range Products for LV Power Factor Correction Technology for energy efficiency

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40 years leading power factor correction CIRCUTOR, the energy efficiency solutions company, is once again revolutionising power factor correction through an innovative design of its capacitor banks, to guarantee the fastest, most effective and simplest assembly, installation and commissioning in the market, also ensuring the very highest performance thanks to the proven quality of its European sourced components, and the production and assembly of 100% of the capacitor banks in CIRCUTOR's installations in Spain. Optim – Low Voltage Capacitor Banks © 2015 CIRCUTOR, SA — circutor.com —...

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We make it easy for you The new design of the cabinets facilitates the installation, offering cable entry through the rear and/or side of the capacitor banks (depending on the model). What's more, all the capacitor banks include the Plug&Play system, which ensures the start-up of the units in three quick, simple steps, without the need for any programming. CIRCUTOR Warranty Thanks to the use of CIRCUTOR's CLZ Heavy Duty capacitors in capacitor banks with a patented higher power rating system, we ensure greater robustness, reliability and safety in the capacitor banks. USEFUL LIFE MAXIMUM...

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Capacitor bank accuracy There are some popular wrong assumptions related to the capacitor bank accuracy, it is common to think that a capacitor bank with a lot of physical steps is more accurate than other with less capacitors. It is not always true. The characteristic that defines a capacitor bank accuracy is called electrical steps. The number of electrical steps are all the different combinations that the bank can connect. → CIRCUTOR CONFIGURATION Electrical steps are the result of dividing the total power by the lower step. For example, imagine two capacitor banks of 100 kvar each: I...

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In order to calculate the number of electrical steps, for the first one we will divide 100/10= 10 electrical steps.For the second one we should divide 100/20=5 electrical steps. As you can see, the second one, despite having more capacitors, you can only combine → them in 5 different ways. (20, 40, 60, 80, 100). On the other hand, with the first bank you can have 10 different combinations (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100). You can compare them with two rules, the more divisions it has the more accurate you can measure. To conclude, as we explained before, CIRCUTOR designs its...

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CLZ-HD Heavy Duty Capacitors Robust, reliable and safe The CLZ Heavy Duty Capacitor series by CIRCUTOR includes a new comprehensive disconnection system that guarantees complete capacitor disconnection in the event of incidents and eliminates possible risks for the installation or collateral damage to the rest of the units. HD HEAVY DUTY MORE EFFICIENT Higher strength Longer lifetime Cutting-Edge Technology Expansion and disconnection Terminal power strip for connection Designed for maximum durability I Greater current capacity: 1.8 In permanently x, 2.5 In short time I Greater tolerance to...

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Computer MAX P&P Power Factor Relay: Top features, Accuracy and Technology User-friendly and fully intuitive installation Computer MAX P&P provides the “phase selection” function, that allows the user choosing the power line phase where the measuring current transformer (C.T.) has been placed in. This option eliminates the difficulty in placing the C.T. in a specific phase of the power line. Measurement of electrical parameters Computer MAX P&P shows by display: cos phi, voltage, current, THD(I) and, besides, records in memory maximum values for voltage and current. Phase selection function...

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Computer SMART III Integral Power Factor Relay: Compensation, Analysis, Protection Advanced compensation Measurement with three current transformers guarantees an analogue reading of the utilities meter. The computer SMART III is the only Power Factor Relay in the market that offers the possibility of using 3 measuring transformers in addition to the traditional method of measuring with a single current transformer, as well as providing the functions of an integral power analyzer and controlling the residual leakage currents. 2 available versions: I computer SMART III: for applications with...

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4 objective cos phi First Power Factor Relay in the market with a configuration of up to 4 objective cos phi with 2 digital inputs (for applications with differences in time periods or with a generating set). Compensation I Smart compensation I Measurement in 1 or 3 phases I 4 objective cos phi I Configurable alarms I Built-in communications system Simplification of fixed compensation operations The ON/OFF/AUTO configuration of each one of the steps of the automatic capacitor bank can be used to select a step for the fixed compensation of the power transformer, not considering the value of...

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Automatic capacitor banks 10 Solutions for Low Voltage Power Factor Correction © CIRCUTOR, SA — circutor.com — central@circutor.c

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OPTIM P&P AUTOMATIC CAPACITOR BANKS Main features I PF regulator: Computer MAX 6 P&P or Computer MAX 12 P&P I Three-phase CLZ series power capacitors, with cylindrical aluminum enclosure (440 V / 50 Hz) I Three-phase mechanical contactors for each capacitor stage I Terminal block for current transformer external signal connection I Terminal for neutral connection to get 230 V ac for auxiliary supply (Optim 3 P&P y Optim 5 P&P) I 2-pole MCB (Miniature Circuit Breaker) for auxiliary supply protection I IP 21, wall-mounted or floor standing (according to the model), mild steel enclosure I...

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OPTIM P&P AUTOMATIC CAPACITOR BANKS Correction Range OPTIM P&P, automatic capacitor banks, 2.5 to 1600 kvar Dimensions (mm) width x height x depth OPTIM 1, automatic capacitor bank with reactive relay. Requires one measuring transformer - MC series 250 mA (see Measuring current Transformers) OPTIM 1-2,5-440 OPTIM 2, automatic capacitor banks with regulator without display. Requires one measuring transformer - MC series 250 mA (see Measuring current Transformers) OPTIM 2-7,5-440 OPTIM 3 P&P, automatic capacitor banks with computer Max P&P regulator OPTIM 3 P&P-12,5-440 OPTIM 5 P&P, automatic...

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