ActivePowerSavingSystem
TechnicalDescriptionofthePowerSavingPanel
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Withtheworldgrowthanddevelopment,theproblemoflimitedpowerbecame
apparent.Limitedenergybecameoneofthemainproblemsthatscientists,
engineers,andinstitutionsworldwideworkedtoovercome.

Asitisknown,electricalconsumptionoperatesmainlyonAlternatingCurrent(AC).
AllequipmentthatoperateonACcurrentsconsumetwotypesofpower:

a.ActivePower–measuredbyKW
b.ReactivePower–measuredbyKVar

Inthefinaldecadesonthe20thcentury,wewereintroducedtoPowerFactor
Correctiontechnologies(PFC)thatfunctionbyaddingcapacitorbanksrelativetothe
loadrequirementswhichaddtotheloadareactivecurrentthatissuppliedbythe
source,leadingtoanincreaseintheconsumedactivepower.Thatbenefitedtheuser
byavoidingthepaymentofpenaltiesonreactivepowerbutontheotherhand
increasedthecostduetoincreasedconsumptionofactivepower.

Today,BasantTechnologiespresentsthelatestbreakthroughinpowersaving
systems,theAPSS(ActivePowerSavingSystem).

ƒ APSSistheresultof15yearsresearchanddevelopmentinthefieldofenergy
saving.
ƒ Whenappliedtoanelectricalnetwork,APSSreducestheamountof
consumedactivepowerandhencetheoperationalcostoffueland
equipment.
ƒ APSSsolvescommonnetworkproblemsasillustratedinthefollowingtable:





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No. CommonNetworkProblems APSSbenefits

1 Contractedelectricitybills,orthecostof APSSprovidesasavingbetween20%and40%of
powerproduction(Fuel,Equipmentusage theconsumedactivepowerwithoutaffectingthe
etc.),whereapplicable. load,renderingasavingofthesamepercentage
onenergysubscription/productioncosts.
2 TheinefficiencyofthePowerFactor APSSachievesthebestpowerfactorrelativeto
CorrectionPanels theloadwithoutadditionalmodifications.

3 Theincreaseofthepowerconsumptionin APSSminimizestheincreaseofpower
thepeakintervals consumptioninpeakintervalsbyachievingbetter
savingproportionaltotheloaddemands,asit
bringsmorephasesintooperationautomatically.
4 Theincreaseofdifferenttypesoflosses APSSdecreasestheconsumedcurrentfromthe
(Thermal,equipmentefficiency,cables sourcewithoutdecreasingtheloadcurrent,which
usageexpectancy,etc) leadstothedecreaseinnetworkinefficiencies.

5 Voltagedropsandinstabilities APSSactstoagoodextentasavoltagestabilizer
whichminimizestheoccurrenceofirregular
voltagedropsorincreases.

6 ThepresencesofHarmonicswhichadds APSStreatsinmostapplicationstheharmonics
lossesandcausesproblemsinthenetwork withoutaddingadditionalcomponentstothe
network.

7 Theunbalanceofloadsthatleadstothe APSSbalancesthenetworkloadsandprovides
increaseofthecurrentthatgoesthrough efficientloadsharing,thereforeminimizingthe
theneutralcable currentgoingthroughtheneutralcable

8 Theobligationofgeneratingorbuying APSSallowstheclienttousethesavedpowerfor
additionalelectricalpowerwhenthepower loadincreasewithinthesavedrange(20to40%)
consumptionanddemandincreases withoutadditionalequipmentorelectrical
generation/subscriptioncosts.
 


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The(APSS)unitusescomponentsthatgothroughionictreatmentwitha
combinationofspecialmaterialscreatingsuperconductivitywithanegative
resistance,whichactasacurrentsourceinthenetwork,allowingustoaddthe
currentcomponentinthedirectionoftheactivecurrentandanotheroneinthe
directionofthereactivecurrent,therefore,wereducethepowerconsumed(KW)
fromthesourcewithoutaffectingtheload.

Negativeresistance




A‘VI’curvewithanegativedifferentialresistanceregion

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ƒ Achievessavingfrom20%to40%oftheconsumedactivepowerfor
networksthataresuppliedthroughtransformers.
ƒ Achievessavingfrom30%to40%ofthefuelconsumptionfornetworks
thataresuppliedthroughgenerators.
ƒ Attainspowerfactorimprovementthatreachesupto0.99whichminimizes
reactivepower.
ƒ Thenetworkresistanceisreducedduetotheenergyexchangebetweenthe
APSSunitandthedifferentloads;thereforetheconsumedcurrentfromthe
sourceisreduced.
ƒ APSSunitworksonminimizingthenetworklosses
ƒ APSSactsasavoltagestabilizertoacertainextentwhichleadstoreduction
oftheconsumedcurrentfromthesource.
ƒ APSScanhandleeachelectricphaseseparatelywhichleadstobalancethe
loadofthenetwork,thereforeitminimizesthecurrentflowthroughthe
neutralcableofthenetwork.
ƒ APSSminimizesinmostapplications,theharmonicsinthenetwork
ƒ APSSistailormadeanddesignedaccordingtothenetworkconditions.The
capacityofeachunitcanvaryfrom50KVAupto2000KVA.
ƒ APSSpanelsareofsuitablesizeanddon'tneedanyadditionalfacilities.
ƒ APSSpanelsareweatherresistantandcanoperateinmostweather
conditions.
ƒ WiththeuseofAPSSpanels,theclientsavesexpansioncostssuchas
location,costofequipment,generatorsorpowersourcestoincreasethe
networkcapacitywhichisattainedbyaddingthesystem.
ƒ BasantTechprovidesmonthlycheckupandpreventivemaintenancebya
highlyqualifiedtechnicalteams.
ƒ BasantTechprovides5yearswarranty(1styearonparts&maintenance).

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ƒ Thereturnofinvestmentisachievedwithin12to18monthsof
operation.

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APSSPanelachievesthefollowing:

1.SavesoverthesupplyACcurrentthatappearsintheexistingtypeofenergyin
thenetworkasfollows:

a.TheActivePower   P=VIcos˳

TheactivepowerismeasuredbyKWandismeasuredintheconsumptionby
KW.hr

Theactivepoweriswhattheloadneedstooperateeitherifitisamotor,lighting,
equipment,etc.

a.TheReactivePower  Q=VIsin˳

ThereactivepowerismeasuredbyKVARandexistsintheelectricnetworksdue
toloadcharacteristics.Thereactivepowerrepresentspartoftheconsumed
apparentpowerinthenetworkas:

S= P2+Q2
S=ApparentPower
P=ActivePower
Q=ReactivePower

Continued…

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i.e.theapparentpowerS(KVA)istheresultoftheactivepowerP(KW)andthe
reactivepower(KVAR).Thefollowingexamplewillexplaintheconceptof
operationoftheAPSSunit.

 S(KVA)



Q(KVar)
 P(KW)


AnelectricengineconsumescertainactivepowerPandacertainreactivepower
Qfromthesource.TheapparentpowerS(KVA)istheresultofthetwofactors.

As

P=Scos˳
Reducingthereactivepowerallowstheapparentpowertobecomeclosetothe
leveloftheactivepower.

Wehavebeeninterestedinimprovingthepowerfactorforthefollowingreasons:

Todecreasethecostoftheconsumedelectricpowerofthenetworkbykeeping
thereactivepoweratalowerleveltothecontractualvaluewiththeelectricity

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company(byavoidingthepaymentofpenaltiesandbyimprovingthe
networkefficiency).

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Increaseofavailablepower

WiththeuseoftheAPSSpanels,asavingof20%to40%intheconsumedactive
powerfromthesourceisachieved,whichallowstheclienttoincreasehisloads
withinthesavingrangewithoutanymodificationstothenetwork.


Minimizethecablelosses

Thecablelossesareproportionaltothesquareofthecurrentvalue,i.e.:reducing
theconsumedcurrentby20%reducessignificantlythecablelosses.

APSSapplicationsforgeneralcompensation

Generalcompensationcouldbeappliedforagroupofloadsoracomplete
networkbyinstallingthesystemonthemainfeedersaslongasthenetworkis
stable.

APSSApplicationfordivertedloads

Thisapplicationisrecommendedwhentheloadsofthenetworkarenotstableor
areallocatedawayfromeachother.

BasantTechnologiesdeploysaphysicalsurveyandstudybasedofthenetworks
thenproposestheappropriatetailormadesolution.


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