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Capacitor Banks product application guide

Capacitor Banks product application guide
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Capacitor Banks product application guide

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Overview: This document serves as a comprehensive guide for power factor correction and power quality solutions, focusing on low and medium voltage capacitors and banks. It includes detailed specifications, installation guidelines, and safety features for various capacitor units and banks.
Gentec LV Capacitors: Gentec offers low voltage capacitors with self-healing properties and dry-type construction, suitable for power factor correction in applications like detuned and tuned filters.
DSHI Low Voltage Capacitor Units: These capacitors use metallized polypropylene film, providing low losses and self-healing capabilities, encased in steel containers with safety features such as internal fuses.
DSHM Low Voltage Banks: Designed for larger power factor correction needs, these banks offer various kVAR ratings and configurations, housed in durable steel cases.
C100 LV Automatic Switched Banks: The C100 series provides automatic power factor correction with binary switching options, designed for easy installation and maintenance.
Power Quality Solutions: Solutions include reactive and active filters and dynamic compensation systems to enhance system efficiency and reduce harmonic distortion.
HVCE Series Medium Voltage Capacitors: These capacitors are designed for medium voltage applications, ensuring robust performance and compliance with international standards.
Application and Installation Guidelines: Detailed instructions on understanding power factor, determining kVAR requirements, and installing capacitors, with recommendations for selecting capacitors for motors.
Safety and Environmental Considerations: Emphasis on environmental safety with capacitors containing no free liquid and self-protecting designs with internal fuses.
Technical Specifications: Includes tables with specifications for different capacitor models, providing a reference for product selection.
Harmonics in Power Systems: Discusses the generation of harmonics in modern power systems and their impact, with solutions for power factor correction and harmonic filtration.
Gentec Solutions: Offers solutions like FT100, FT200, and FT400 series for harmonic management, including harmonic detuned filter banks and harmonic filters.
Medium Voltage Capacitors: Information on ratings, mounting, and connection options for medium voltage capacitors, suitable for indoor and outdoor use.
Additional Features: Highlights features like automatic CT polarity retrieval, multi-language menu options, and EMC standards compliance.
Conclusion: Gentec provides a range of customizable products for managing harmonics and improving power quality, ensuring reliable power factor correction and harmonic management.
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Capacitor Banks product application guide-1

GLOBAL SOLUTION IN ENERGY PRODUCT APPLICATION GUIDE DSHM DSHI Your Solution in POWER FACTOR CORRECTION and POWER QUALITY CORRECTION

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Application and Installation of Power Factor Correction Capacitors Understanding Power Factor Installing Capacitors in the Plant Suggested Wire Sizes and protective Device Ratings Power Factor Controller

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The new generation of low voltage capacitors Nokian Capacitors has manufactured self healing dry typed low voltage capacitors since 1980. Today Nokian Capacitors manufactures low voltage units having rated voltages from 200V to 1000V for both frequencies 50Hz and 60Hz. For example, they can have the following applications: F- The capacitor unit has been provided with two level protection comprised of individually fused elements and non-flammable filling around the elements in larger capacitor units which displaces oxygen and absorbs energy in failure situations. G- Over 10 coolling surfaces....

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FEATURES ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE Metallized electrodes Although the elements used in the DSHI capacitor are treated with silicon oil there is no free liquid. Hence in the extremely unlikely event of an element rupture there is no risk of leaks of pollution. Film dielectric SELF-PROTECTING Extensive testing on DSHI capacitors with elements purposely short circuited by driving a nail through the element case has shown that the impedance of the lead connections and the element itself will limit the fault current to value within the self-healing capabilities of the elements. The energy discharged into...

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Type DSHI capacitors consist of dry self-protecting metallized internally fused cells assembled in an epoxy painted steel enclosure. Solderless terminal connectors and discharge resistors are enclosed in an indoor/outdoor terminal compartment. FEATURES • Dry self-healing metallized polypropylene cells * Internally protected cells • Discharge resistors • NEMA 1, 12, & 3R enclosures available * Optional fuses (200 KA interrupting capacity) and blown fuse indicating lights • UL Listed and CSA Approved MOUNTING b CONNECTION Type DSHI units can be mounted in an upright position using the integral...

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Comprised of Type DSHI units, the Type DSHM banks offer the same totally dry self-healing metallized polypropylene design with individually internally fuse protected capacitor elements with special heat transfer Each unit in the bank can be externally fused to protect the wiring to each unit. Optional blown fuse indicating lights are also available. All banks are UL Listed and CSA Approved, and are available in NEMA 1, 12, and 3R enclosures. DSHM SERIES • Dry self-healing metallized polypropylene cells * Internally protected cells • Discharge resistors * NEMA 1, 12, & 3R enclosures available *...

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Mode Others Power are available on request Contact Gentec factory Type = 1, 12 or 3R gentec / 7

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Comprised of Type DSHI units, the Cl 00 series Automatic Switched Banks offer the same totally dry seal-healing metallized polypropylene design with individually internally fuse protected capacitor elements. The installation of a C100 Automatic Switched Bank on the main bus can often meet the varying power factor correction needs of an entire industrial plant. It can also reduce installation and maintenance costs compared to individual capacitors. A PT (included) and a CT, provided by the user, provide the signal necessary for the DPFR Automatic Switched Bank's controller to bring on the required...

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Power Quality Solution in Low Voltage Harmonic Filters ments by combining harmonic duty capable capacitors with iron core reactors. This combination forms a series resonant circuit tuned to the 4.08th harmonic. This blocking bank also acts as a detuned filter removing up to 50% of the lower order harmonic currents from the system. They are CSA and UL Approved and are availaible in both fixed and automatic switched configurations at 240, 480, and 600 volts in indoor (NEMA 1), outdoor (NEMA 3R), and dustproof enclosures. LOW VOLTAGE HARMONIC FILTERS Gentec FT200 and FT400 Series Harmonic Filters...

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FEATURES Fixed Harmonic Filters (DS200) and Detuned Filter Banks (DS100) • UL and CSA Listed Harmonic duty capable dry self-healing internally protected metallized polypropylene capacitors • Tuned iron core reactors (to the 4.7th for Harmonic Filters and to the 4.08th for Detuned Banks) • 200 KA interrupting capacity fuses • Optional blown fuse indicating lights • NEMA 1, 12, & 3R enclosures available Automatic Switched Multi-Step Harmonic Filters FT200 and Detuned Banks FT100 • UL and CSA Listed harmonic duty capable dry self-healing internally protected metallized polypropylene capacitors •...

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Medium Voltage 3 Phase Capacitors These low loss all-film dielectric capacitors are internally fused to offer the most reliable power factor correction available. They are available for use on 2400, 4160, 4800 up to 6900 volts motors from 50 to 900 kVAR in both indoor and outdoor enclosures. FEATURES • All film dielectric • Internally fused units • Weld-sealed porcelain bushings • Discharge resistors • TYPE 1, 12, & 3R enclosures available • CSA Approved, UL listed RATINGS 2400 V HVCE SERIES HVCB SERIES 4800 V 50-900 kVAR other voltage / reactive Power on request MOUNTING & CONNECTION These Medium...

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Model # : HVCE -3-31326 - F -12 - OPTIONHVCB : Open Bare Unit HVCE : Enclose Unit in TYPE-1, 12, 3R Fuse Configuration : F=3 Fuses 2F = 2 Fuses Option(s) - 3300, 6600, and 6900 Volts are also available ( contact factory for details) - See page 21 IEEE Table Selecting Guide per Motors size vs Capacitors (kVAR)

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Power factor is a measure of an electrical system's efficiency. In order to understand how this efficiency is measured it is important to understand a few terms first. • Real, or active power, measured in watts, performs the actual work in an industrial plant, such as creating heat or light or producing machine output. • Reactive, or magnetizing power, measured in vars, provides the magnetizing power to create the flux needed for inductive devices such as induction motors or transformers. ♦ Apparent power, measured in volt amps, is made up of real and reactive power. The relationship of these...

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