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Offline ChrissTopic starter

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Need help to calc the needed cap for a generator
« on: August 26, 2023, 09:20:05 pm »
Hi!
I need to attach 3 caps to a 3 phase generator and for these purpose I need to calculate the capacity for each one.

The caps are connected in delta.
The parameters are:
Reactive Power = 8.125 KVA
Line Voltage ( between 2 phase ) = 510V
Frequency = 50Hz
Power Factor = 0.8

What formula can I use to calculate the cap's correct value?
I using this formula but Im not sure if it is correct:
I have some feeling the capacity is to high calculated. Something I'm missing...

Required Capacitance (per phase) = (Reactive Power × 1000) / (Line Voltage^2 × Frequency × Power Factor)
The result for each cap is: 780uF
Is this a correct?

Thank you for helping.
My best regards.
Chris


 

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Re: Need help to calc the needed cap for a generator
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2023, 03:18:52 am »
Been a long time since I did anything like this.  The easy way would be spice simulation.  (??)
 


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