Study of Operational Parameters of a Capacitor Bank with Detuned Reactor for Power Factor Correction in a Low Voltage Network

The paper presents the results from a study of a capacitor bank with detuned reactor for power factor correction in a three-phase low voltage network. The effect of the high harmonics in the network, as well as the influence of the inductance of the detuned reactor on the operational parameters of the three-phase capacitor bank have been studied by means of a computer model, synthesized in Matlab/Simulink. The parameters of the network have been taken into account. The studies have been performed at the following values of capacitive power of the capacitor bank: 10kVAr, 30kVAr, 50kVAr and 60kVAr. Conclusions have been made and recommendations given concerning the choice of a detuned reactor for power factor correction devices.