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Alternator capability curve Alternator capability curve - Green area is normal operating range of a typical synchronous machine, yellow is abnormal but not damaging and operating in red regional will cause damage or misoperation.
Continued from technical article: Capacitor Banks In Power System (part three)
ensure consistently high PF, thereby achieving demand savings and reduction in losses and elimination of any PF penalty. Consequently, cost of electricity consumed from the EB will be minimized. The same Capacitor banks system can be also used when the Industry is using supply from the DG set. The fast acting property of the Capacitor banks system will reduce the peak load requirements that are to be met from the DG set. This is achieved by providing instantaneous compensation from the Capacitor banks system during conditions when motors are started and / or welding machines are being operated. This will enable the Industry to transfer the 125 kW of additional load on to the DG set and ensure that productivity is improved when the DG set is in operation. Due to better loading, the DG set efficiency will improve as for same 857 kVA; Active power now delivered is now 728.45 kW instead of 600 kW. REACTIVE POWER COMPENSATION SYSTEMS by Capacitor Banks can enable D.G set users to reconfigure their loads / D.G sets to achieve better percentage loading and efficiency on the machines. As a result reduction in cost / kWh can be attained.