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20000 400
Harmonic Filter System Application
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Summary
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Volts (peak)
Large Steel Mill facilities require relatively large 0 0
0.0 45.1 90.2 135.3 180.4 225.6 270.7 315.8
amounts of reactive power to operate. Resultant
-5000 -100
low network efficiency decreases effective
network capacity, creates overloads of network -10000 -200
Power Factor Correction (PFC) system applications Voltage - Harmonic Spectrum Current - Harmonic Spectrum
14000 250
provide a fast solution to low power factor problems.
12000
However, several application issues need to be considered 200
10000
when capacitors are to be applied in industrial networks.
Amps (rms)
150
Volts (rms)8000
These include load profile characteristics, network
6000
frequency responses associated with capacitor installation 100
4000
and correction system design based on overall objectives 50
2000
as well as load and power distribution system
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characteristics. 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
17 19
Harmonic 21 2 2 2 2 31 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
Harmonic
17 19 21 2 2 2 2 31
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PQC – ReactiVarTM Application Notes
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windows. Main incoming section features Square D HVL 0
0.0 45.1 90.2 135.4 180.5 225.6 270.7 315.9
0
The 5th harmonic filter application, equipped with 14000 Voltage - Harmonic Spectrum 180 Current - Harmonic Spectrum
140
magnification but also provides significant harmonic 10000
120
filtering. Table 2 below summarizes harmonic levels with
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Volts (rms)
8000 100
60
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Harmonic # Voltage Current 40
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Distortion [%] Distortion [%] 20
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