Power factor correction and harmonic filtering

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Power factor correction and harmonic filtering
Power harmonics management
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ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC)

Reactive energy and power factor

The nature of reactive energy

Equipment and appliances requiring reactive energy

The power factor

Practical values of power factor

Why to improve the power factor?

How to improve the power factor?

Theoretical principles to improve power factor

Equipment to improve power factor

The choice between a fixed or automatically-regulated bank of capacitors

Where to install power factor correction capacitors?

How to decide the optimum level of compensation?

Compensation at the terminals of a transformer

Compensation to increase the available active power output

Compensation of reactive energy absorbed by the transformer

Power factor correction of induction motors

Example of an installation before and after power-factor correction

The effects of harmonics

Problems arising from power-system harmonics

Possible solutions for power-system harmonic

Choosing the optimum solution for power-system harmonics

Implementation of capacitor banks


Downloads

2010 edition in English: L-Power factor correction and harmonic filtering
2010 edition in French: L-Compensation de l energie reactive et filtrage des harmoniques

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