SCHNEIDER Capacitor Sizing
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SELECTING AN AUTOMATIC CAPACITOR SIZE
Example: How much kVAR is req
480V system to a 90% power facto
demand month was 620kW at a 65
The following calculator is used to determine the capacitor kVAR
required to improve PF of a single load or entire power system.
Actual power factor, peak kilowatt demand, desired PF and
system voltage are required. The best source for this information
is the monthly utility bill or other local monitoring equipment. A
calculation of each months data for a 12 month period is
recommended to determine the maximum kVAR required.
Formula: kVAR = kW x kW FA
From the kW FACTOR calculator
is 0.685
Therefore: kVAR = 620 x .685 =
Existing P.F (%)
65
Desired P.F. (%)
100
Load (kW)
620
Kilowatt Factor
1.169
Required kVAR
725
Effective: 1031 rev.2
Automatic Capacitor Bank Sizing
Example: How much kVAR is required to correct an entire
480V system to a 90% power factor when the peak kilowatt
demand month was 620kW at a 65% power factor?
Formula: kVAR = kW x kW FACTOR
From the kW FACTOR calculator below , the FACTOR
Therefore: kVAR = 620 x .685 = 425
Voltage
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Schneider Canada Capacitor Division
Automatic Capacitor Bank Sizing
SELECTING AN AUTOMATIC CAPACITOR SIZE
Example: How much kVAR is required to correct an entire
480V system to a 90% power factor when the peak kilowatt
demand month was 620kW at a 65% power factor?
The following table is used to determine the capacitor kVAR
required to improve PF of a single load or entire power system.
Actual power factor, peak kilowatt demand and desired PF are
required. The best source for this information is the monthly
utility bill or other local monitoring equipment. A calculation of
each months data for a 12 month period is recommended to
determine the maximum kVAR required.
Use the formula:
kVAR = kW x kW FACTOR
From the kW FACTOR Table below, find the FACTOR
that applies to a system with an original PF of 65% and
a desired PF of 90%. This FACTOR is read to be 0.685.
Therefore:
kVAR = 620 x .685 = 425kVAR
Or i g i n a l P F i n P e r c e n t
kW FACTOR TABLE
Desired PF in Percent
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50
0.982
1.008
1.034
1.060
1.086
1.112
1.139
1.165
1.192
1.220
1.248
1.276
1.306
1.337
1.369
1.403
1.440
1.481
1.529
1.590
1.732
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52
53
54
55
0.937
0.893
0.850
0.809
0.768
0.963
0.919
0.876
0.835
0.794
0.989
0.945
0.902
0.861
0.820
1.015
0.971
0.928
0.887
0.846
1.041
0.997
0.954
0.913
0.873
1.067
1.023
0.980
0.939
0.899
1.093
1.049
1.007
0.965
0.925
1.120
1.076
1.033
0.992
0.952
1.147
1.103
1.060
1.019
0.979
1.174
1.130
1.088
1.046
1.006
1.202
1.158
1.116
1.074
1.034
1.231
1.187
1.144
1.103
1.063
1.261
1.217
1.174
1.133
1.092
1.291
1.247
1.205
1.163
1.123
1.324
1.280
1.237
1.196
1.156
1.358
1.314
1.271
1.230
1.190
1.395
1.351
1.308
1.267
1.227
1.436
1.392
1.349
1.308
1.268
1.484
1.440
1.397
1.356
1.315
1.544
1.500
1.458
1.416
1.376
1.687
1.643
1.600
1.559
1.518
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60
0.729
0.691
0.655
0.618
0.583
0.755
0.717
0.681
0.644
0.609
0.781
0.743
0.707
0.670
0.635
0.807
0.769
0.733
0.696
0.661
0.834
0.796
0.759
0.723
0.687
0.860
0.822
0.785
0.749
0.714
0.886
0.848
0.811
0.775
0.740
0.913
0.875
0.838
0.802
0.767
0.940
0.902
0.865
0.829
0.794
0.967
0.929
0.892
0.856
0.821
0.995
0.957
0.920
0.884
0.849
1.024
0.986
0.949
0.913
0.878
1.053
1.015
0.979
0.942
0.907
1.084
1.046
1.009
0.973
0.938
1.116
1.079
1.042
1.006
0.970
1.151
1.113
1.076
1.040
1.005
1.188
1.150
1.113
1.077
1.042
1.229
1.191
1.154
1.118
1.083
1.276
1.238
1.201
1.165
1.130
1.337
1.299
1.262
1.226
1.191
1.479
1.441
1.405
1.368
1.333
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65
0.549
0.515
0.483
0.451
0.419
0.575
0.541
0.509
0.477
0.445
0.601
0.567
0.535
0.503
0.471
0.627
0.593
0.561
0.529
0.497
0.653
0.620
0.587
0.555
0.523
0.679
0.646
0.613
0.581
0.549
0.706
0.672
0.639
0.607
0.576
0.732
0.699
0.666
0.634
0.602
0.759
0.726
0.693
0.661
0.629
0.787
0.753
0.720
0.688
0.657
0.815
0.781
0.748
0.716
0.685
0.843
0.810
0.777
0.745
0.714
0.873
0.839
0.807
0.775
0.743
0.904
0.870
0.837
0.805
0.774
0.936
0.903
0.870
0.838
0.806
0.970
0.937
0.904
0.872
0.840
1.007
0.974
0.941
0.909
0.877
1.048
1.015
0.982
0.950
0.919
1.096
1.062
1.030
0.998
0.966
1.157
1.123
1.090
1.058
1.027
1.299
1.265
1.233
1.201
1.169
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67
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69
70
0.388
0.358
0.328
0.299
0.270
0.414
0.384
0.354
0.325
0.296
0.440
0.410
0.380
0.351
0.322
0.466
0.436
0.406
0.377
0.348
0.492
0.462
0.432
0.403
0.374
0.519
0.488
0.459
0.429
0.400
0.545
0.515
0.485
0.456
0.427
0.572
0.541
0.512
0.482
0.453
0.599
0.568
0.539
0.509
0.480
0.626
0.596
0.566
0.537
0.508
0.654
0.624
0.594
0.565
0.536
0.683
0.652
0.623
0.593
0.565
0.712
0.682
0.652
0.623
0.594
0.743
0.713
0.683
0.654
0.625
0.775
0.745
0.715
0.686
0.657
0.810
0.779
0.750
0.720
0.692
0.847
0.816
0.787
0.757
0.729
0.888
0.857
0.828
0.798
0.770
0.935
0.905
0.875
0.846
0.817
0.996
0.966
0.936
0.907
0.878
1.138
1.108
1.078
1.049
1.020
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75
0.242
0.214
0.186
0.159
0.132
0.268
0.240
0.212
0.185
0.158
0.294
0.266
0.238
0.211
0.184
0.320
0.292
0.264
0.237
0.210
0.346
0.318
0.290
0.263
0.236
0.372
0.344
0.316
0.289
0.262
0.398
0.370
0.343
0.316
0.289
0.425
0.397
0.370
0.342
0.315
0.452
0.424
0.396
0.369
0.342
0.480
0.452
0.424
0.397
0.370
0.508
0.480
0.452
0.425
0.398
0.536
0.508
0.481
0.453
0.426
0.566
0.538
0.510
0.483
0.456
0.597
0.569
0.541
0.514
0.487
0.629
0.601
0.573
0.546
0.519
0.663
0.635
0.608
0.580
0.553
0.700
0.672
0.645
0.617
0.590
0.741
0.713
0.686
0.658
0.631
0.789
0.761
0.733
0.706
0.679
0.849
0.821
0.794
0.766
0.739
0.992
0.964
0.936
0.909
0.882
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80
0.105
0.079
0.052
0.026
0.000
0.131
0.105
0.078
0.052
0.026
0.157
0.131
0.104
0.078
0.052
0.183
0.157
0.130
0.104
0.078
0.209
0.183
0.156
0.130
0.104
0.235
0.209
0.183
0.156
0.130
0.262
0.235
0.209
0.183
0.157
0.288
0.262
0.236
0.209
0.183
0.315
0.289
0.263
0.236
0.210
0.343
0.316
0.290
0.264
0.238
0.371
0.344
0.318
0.292
0.266
0.400
0.373
0.347
0.320
0.294
0.429
0.403
0.376
0.350
0.324
0.460
0.433
0.407
0.381
0.355
0.492
0.466
0.439
0.413
0.387
0.526
0.500
0.474
0.447
0.421
0.563
0.537
0.511
0.484
0.458
0.605
0.578
0.552
0.525
0.499
0.652
0.626
0.599
0.573
0.547
0.713
0.686
0.660
0.634
0.608
0.855
0.829
0.802
0.776
0.750
0.000
0.026
0.000
0.052
0.026
0.000
0.078
0.052
0.026
0.000
0.104
0.078
0.052
0.026
0.000
0.131
0.105
0.079
0.053
0.026
0.157
0.131
0.105
0.079
0.053
0.184
0.158
0.132
0.106
0.080
0.212
0.186
0.160
0.134
0.107
0.240
0.214
0.188
0.162
0.135
0.268
0.242
0.216
0.190
0.164
0.298
0.272
0.246
0.220
0.194
0.329
0.303
0.277
0.251
0.225
0.361
0.335
0.309
0.283
0.257
0.395
0.369
0.343
0.317
0.291
0.432
0.406
0.380
0.354
0.328
0.473
0.447
0.421
0.395
0.369
0.521
0.495
0.469
0.443
0.417
0.581
0.556
0.530
0.503
0.477
0.724
0.698
0.672
0.646
0.620
0.000
0.027
0.000
0.054
0.027
0.000
0.081
0.054
0.027
0.000
0.109
0.082
0.055
0.028
0.000
0.138
0.111
0.084
0.057
0.029
0.167
0.141
0.114
0.086
0.058
0.198
0.172
0.145
0.117
0.089
0.230
0.204
0.177
0.149
0.121
0.265
0.238
0.211
0.184
0.156
0.302
0.275
0.248
0.221
0.193
0.343
0.316
0.289
0.262
0.234
0.390
0.364
0.337
0.309
0.281
0.451
0.424
0.397
0.370
0.342
0.593
0.567
0.540
0.512
0.484
0.000
0.030
0.000
0.060
0.031
0.000
0.093
0.063
0.032
0.000
0.127
0.097
0.067
0.034
0.000
0.164
0.134
0.104
0.071
0.037
0.205
0.175
0.145
0.112
0.078
0.253
0.223
0.192
0.160
0.126
0.313
0.284
0.253
0.220
0.186
0.456
0.426
0.395
0.363
0.329
0.000
0.041
0.000
0.089
0.048
0.000
0.149
0.108
0.061
0.000
0.292
0.251
0.203
0.142
0.000
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