Power Factor Correction Calculations Course

Course Description:

This course is intended to prepare the target persons with the ability to perform PF Correction Sizing Calculations.

The targeted Persons:

Design engineers, new graduate engineers, under graduate engineering students.


Skills Development:


On completion of this course the target person will be able to:

• Know types of power factor, its benefits and bad impacts of low power factor,

• Know types of power factor correction capacitors,

• How to perform the sizing calculations for PFCC for existing installation,

• How to perform the sizing calculations for PFCC for new installation,

• Know how to size PFCC in case of harmonics,

• How to calculate the ratings for protective devices, cables and capacitors.

Course Outline:

  

1- Glossary of Power Factor Correction Capacitors
2- Applicable Standards for Power Factor Correction,
3- Types of Loads,
4- The Power Triangle,
5- What is a power factor?
6- Types of power factor
7- Why utilities charge a power factor penalty?
8- Billing Structure.
9- What causes low power factor?
10 -Bad impacts of low power factor,
11- Benefits of Power Factor correction.
12- How to make Power Factor Correction?
13- Types of Power Factor Correction Capacitors:	13.1- According to complexity of control,	A- Single switching control,
		B- Selective switching control
	13.2- According to location	A- Individual compensation,
		B- Group compensation,
		C- Central compensation,
		D- Hybrid compensation
14- General Notes on Different Types of Power Factor Correction
15- Power Factor Correction Capacitors Sizing Calculations Steps
15.1 Power Factor Correction Capacitors Sizing Calculations Steps For Existing Installations
First: Preliminary Evaluation Phase	Step#1: Collect monthly billing data
	Step#2: Make some preliminary measurements for current and voltage
	Step#3: Fill the Economic Screening Worksheet	Step#3.A:Fill the Capacitor Costs Worksheet
		Step#3.B:Fill the Loss Savings Worksheet
		Step#3.C:Fill the Power Factor Penalty Savings Worksheet
		Step#3.D:Fill the Economic Evaluation Worksheet
	Step#4:Make preliminary measurements for harmonics
	Step#5: Repeat the Economic Screening Worksheet
	Step#6: Compare the savings with the probable cost of capacitors' installation
Second: Design Phase	Step#1: Performing a Detailed Plant Survey	Step#1.A: Review the one line diagram
		Step#1.B: Take into consideration the loads that produce harmonics
		Step#1.C: collect sufficient data Inventory by using measuring instruments
	Step#2: Select Economical Capacitor Scheme
	Step#3: Checking the "No Load" Voltage Rise
	Step#4: Select Capacitor Switching Options
	Step#5: Check the Harmonic Distortion and make Harmonic Mitigation Options
	Step#6: Use the Economic Screening Worksheet again
15.2 Power Factor Correction Capacitors Sizing Calculations Steps For New Designs
	Step#1: Review One-Line Diagram and Develop a Fixed Capacitor Scheme with Group Compensation,
	Step#2: Use the detailed loads schedules to calculate the Design PF (old PF) for Each Part of MLTPs,
	Step#3: Checking the "No Load" Voltage Rise,
	Step#4: Select Capacitor Switching Options.
The (3) Methods for Calculation of the Capacitor KVAR Rating for Compensation at Transformer
The (5) Methods for Calculation of the Capacitor KVAR Rating for Individual Motors
Methods for Calculation Of The Capacitor KVAR Rating For Buildings And Power Plants(Group Compensation)

19- Linear and Non-Linear Loads
20- Harmonics Effects On Power Factor Capacitors
21- Harmonic Limits in Electric Power Systems (IEEE 519-2014)
22- Options to Reduce Harmonics for PFCC
23- Power Factor Compensation In Case Of Harmonics
24- Power Factor Correction Capacitors Calculators
	1- Arteche Reactive Power and Harmonic Resonance Point Calculator,
	2- Eaton Power Factor Correction Calculator,
	3- AccuSine Sizing Spreadsheet,
	4- Square-D (Schneider Electric) Calculator.
25- The Main Components of PFC Panel
26- how to select a Circuit Breaker for PFCC panel
27- how to select a Fuse for PFCC panel
28- how to select a Contactor for PFCC panel
29- How to Select a Discharge Resistor
30- How to Calculate the Value of Discharge Resistor
31- How to Select Power Factor Controller
32- How to Calculate the Number of Physical Steps, Electrical Steps and Electrical Control
33- How to size the power and control cables used in PFC panels,
34- Effects of Power Factor Correction Capacitors on Generators,
35- Should capacitors be included in fault studies?