Power Factor Unit Replacement

A recommendation for an end-of-life replacement for a 100 kVAr ABB PFC unit was made following site’s annual maintenance due to the age of the existing equipment as well as multiple capacitor failures.

We also recommended adjusting the capacitor step sizes to be more suited to the site’s current load conditions.

With this in mind, a replacement FS200 was to be installed consisting of 2 x 13.5kVar capacitor stages and 2 x 25kVar capacitor stages along with its own integral interlocking load break switch for local isolation and fully digital Lovato DCRL 5 control relay.

 

Utilizing the existing power cable and C.T. circuit our engineer removed the failed unit and installed the new FS200 in the same location at the end of the main panel. The works were carried out during normal operating hours and did not affect the operation of the site.