EPE 642: Power System Qulaity

Low Voltage Harmonic Filter Calculatio Prepared by: Dr. Eyad A. Feilat

System Information:

Filter Specification: 7 th Power System Frequency: 60 Hz

Nominal Bus Voltage: 480 V Capacitor Voltage Rating: 480 V

Capacitor Frequency Rating: 60 Hz
3-ph. Capacitor Bank Rating: 500 kVAR Derated Capacitor: 500 kVAR

Capacitor Current (Rated): 601.4 A Total Harmonic Load: 750 KVA

Capacitor Current (Actual): 601.4 A Filter Tuning Frequency: 282 Hz

Filter Tuning Harmonics: 4.7 th

Capacitor Impedance (Y equivalent): 0.4608 W Capacitor Capacitance (Y equivalent): 5756.4587 mF

Capacitor Impedance (D equivalent): 1.3824 W Capacitor Capacitance (D equivalent): 1918.8196 mF

Filter Reactor Reactance: 0.0209 W Filter Reactor Inductance: 0.0553 mH

Filter Full Load Current (Actual): 629.9 A Fundamental Frequency Compensation: 523.70792 kVAR
Filter Full Load Current (Rated): 629.9 A
Utility Side harmonic Voltage Distortion: 2.50 %
Transformer Name Plate Rating: 1500 KVA
Transformer Name Plate Impedance: 6 %

Load Harmonic Current: 33.3 % Fund. Load Harmonic Current: 300.7 A

Utility harmonic Current: 47.9 A Maximum Total Harmonic Current: 348.6 A

CAPACITOR DUTY CALCULATIONS:

Filter RMS Current: 719.9 A Fundamental Cap. Voltage 502.8 V

Harmonic Capacitor Voltage: 39.7 V Maximum Peak Voltage: 542.5 V

RMS Capacitor Voltage: 504.3 V Maximum Peak Current: 978.5 A

Filter Configuration:
Capacitor Limits: (IEEE Standard 18-2002) Bus Voltage 480
Limit Contingency Actual Value
Peak Voltage (V) 100% 120% 113 543 XL (W) = 0.0209
RMS Current (A) 100% 135% 120 720 500 kVAR @
kVAR 100% 135% 126 629 480 V
RMS Voltage (V) 100% 110% 105 504 XC (W)-Y= 0.4608
XL (W)-D= 1.3824

Filter Reactor Design Specification:

Reactor Impedance 0.0209 W Reactor Rating: 0.0553 mH

Fundamental Current 629.9 A Harmonic Current: 348.6 A