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MV Capacitor Bank Sizing

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System Voltage *

Line-to-line voltage in kV

Frequency (Hz) *

Short Circuit Capacity *

MVA

Short circuit capacity at PCC

Maximum Active Power *

Existing Power Factor *

Target Power Factor *

3rd Harmonic

5th Harmonic

7th Harmonic

11th Harmonic

13th Harmonic

Detuning Reactor

Auto detunes when the resonance is within ±20 % of a harmonic above 3 %: 14 % if the 3rd is significant, 7 % if the 5th is the lowest, otherwise 5.67 %. A forced choice is verified by the resonance check.

Energy Rate ($/kWh)

Demand Rate ($/kVA/month)

Operating Hours per Year

Total Investment

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Company name

Project number

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Project name

Client company

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Calculation No.: Calc-001
Revision: A
Description:
Created By: Engineer Name

Project: Project Name
Project No.: P001
Client: Client Name

Input Parameters

Parameter	Symbol	Value	Notes

Calculations

Step 1: Required Reactive Power (Q_c)

Step 2: Parallel Resonance Frequency

Step 3: Capacitive Reactance (X_c)

Step 4: Rated Current per Phase

Step 5: Circuit Breaker Sizing

Step 7: Achieved Power Factor

Economic Analysis

Summary of Results

Parameter	Symbol	Value	Notes

Approval:

Created By
Engineer Name
Date: ..........................

Checked
By: .............................
Date: ..........................

Approved
By: .............................
Date: ..........................

Client Approved
By: .............................
Date: ..........................

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