PFC Unit Install at Recycling Centre

A recent installation of two Power Factor Correction units at a large recycling facility in north London.

Due to the nature of the site, the switchgear was extremely dirty and the original Power Factor Units installed, one stand-alone unit and one panel-built unit, had to be disconnected and removed ready for the new equipment to be installed.

 

The larger of the two panels was a fully detuned 400kVAr FSi Deep PFC unit with 8 stages of 50kVAr, each with its own 189Hz detuning reactor, soft switching contactor and sub-fusing.

 

The smaller unit was also a fully detuned 250kVAr FSi PFC unit with 5 stages of 50kVAr each with its own 189Hz detuning reactor, soft switching contactor and sub-fusing.

 

Once the old equipment was removed and the new units positioned, additional cable trunking was installed for cable management and a shutdown was scheduled for final connections.

 

Finally, the area was cleaned up and the units were commissioned. All the works were carried out over 3 days by 2 of our engineers with minimal disruption to the site.