Title :
A primer on capacitor bank protection
Author :
Bishop, Martin ; Day, Tim ; Chaudhary, Arvind
Author_Institution :
Syst. Eng. Group, Cooper Power Syst., Franksville, WI, USA
Abstract :
Capacitor banks are applied in power systems to provide reactive power. The reactive power results in lower current in lines upstream of the bank improving system voltage and power factor and reducing line losses. Capacitor banks can be configured as filters for harmonic reduction. The protection systems for capacitor banks include fuses, surge arresters, and protective relays. This paper focuses on protective relaying philosophies of grounded and ungrounded Y-connected shunt capacitor banks, which are commonly applied on industrial and utility power systems
Keywords :
compensation; harmonic distortion; power capacitors; power factor correction; power harmonic filters; power system control; power system harmonics; power system protection; power system relaying; reactive power control; relay protection; capacitor bank protection overview; fuses; grounded Y-connected shunt capacitor banks; harmonic reduction filters; industrial power systems; line losses; power factor improvement; protective relays; reactive power provision; surge arresters; system voltage improvement; ungrounded Y-connected shunt capacitor banks; utility power systems; Capacitors; Fuses; Power harmonic filters; Power system harmonics; Power system protection; Power system relaying; Protective relaying; Reactive power; Surges; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
