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Capacitor bank size selection for power factor correction.........

07/14/2008 3:30 PM

Kindly figure me the formula for capacitance value selection for power factor correction depending upon the load requirements or give me the chart if available.

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07/14/2008 7:21 PM

You need the KVA, KW and KVAR.

KVA² = KW² + KVAR²

Power Factor = Kw/kva

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07/15/2008 4:12 AM

Hello wareagle

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Good and helpful weblink, which answers the Question.

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Re: Capacitor bank size selection for power factor correction.........

07/31/2008 5:33 AM

it depends on som factors if you want to move from one power factor Pf1 to desired pf2. active load P (KW meter reading)

see table below, for standard calculation.
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