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Application guideContactors for

Capacitor Switching


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Contactors forCapacitor Switching

Contents

General

Reminder of capacitor transient conditions .................................................................. 2

Steady state condition data .......................................................................................... 2

Consequences for contactors ....................................................................................... 2

Selection Table

The UA.. contactors ...................................................................................................... 3

The UA-R contactors, equipped with damping resistors........................................... 4

Selection examples ....................................................................................... 5

Calculation of Inrush Current Peak and Frequency

Three-phase capacitor bank with a single step ............................................................ 6

Three-phase capacitor bank with several steps of identical power .............................. 6

Three-phase capacitor bank with several steps of different powers............................. 7

Determining a Transformer Inductance ...................................................... 8

Determining Electrical Connection Inductances ....................................... 9

Attenuation of the Inrush Peak

Determining minimum electrical connection inductances .......................................... 10

Practical method for making additional inductances .................................................. 10

Installation Studies

Three-phase capacitor bank with several steps of identical power ............................ 14

Dimensions ................................................................................................................ 15


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E1178D

E1179D

Automatic power factor correctionFixed power factor correction

Capacitor Bank Switching - General

Reminder of capacitor transient conditionsIn Low Voltage industrial installations, capacitors are mainly used forreactive energy correction (raising the power factor). When these

capacitors are energized, overcurrents of high amplitude (up to 180 In)and high frequencies (3 to 15 kHz) occur during the transient period (1to 2 ms).

The amplitude of these current peaks, also known as "inrush currentpeaks", depends on the following factors :

The network inductances The transformer power and short-circuit voltage The type of power factor correction

There are 2 types of power factor correction: fixed or automatic.

Fixed power factor correctionconsists of inserting, in parallel on thenetwork, a capacitor bank whose total power is provided by the assemblyof capacitors of identical or different unit powers.

The bank is energized by a contactor that simultaneously supplies all

the capacitors (a single step).The inrush current peak, in the case of fixed correction, can reach 30times the nominal current of the capacitor bank.

An automatic power factor correction system, on the other hand,consists of several capacitor banks of identical or different powers (severalsteps), energized separately according to the value of the power factorto be corrected.

An electronic device automatically determines the power of the steps tobe energized and activates the relevant contactors.

The inrush current peak, in the case of automatic correction, dependson the power of the steps already on duty, and can reach 180 times thenominal current of the step to be energized.

Steady state condition data

The presence of harmonics and the network's voltage tolerance lead toa current, estimated to be 1.3 times the nominal current Inof the capacitor,permanently circulating in the circuit.

Taking into account the manufacturing tolerances, the exact power of acapacitor can reach 1.15 times its nominal power.

Standard IEC 831-1 Edition 04/97 specifies that the capacitor musttherefore have a maximum thermal current ITof:

Consequences for the contactorsTo avoid malfunctions (welding of main poles, abnormal temperaturerise, etc.), contactors for capacitor bank switching must be sized towithstand :

A permanent current that can reach 1.5 times the nominal currentof the capacitor bank.

The short but high peak current on pole closing(maximumpermissible peak current ).

In

IT= 1.3 x 1.15 x In= 1.5 In

In

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UA.. contactorsThe UA.. contactors have been specially developed for the switching ofcapacitor banks whose inrush current peaks are less than or equal to

100 times nominal rms current. The table below gives the permissiblepowers according to operational voltage and temperature close to thecontactor. It also specifies the maximum peak current valuesacceptedby the contactor.

In these conditions, electrical durability of contactors is equal to 100 000operating cycles.

Contactors for Capacitor Switching -Selection Table

Type Powers in kvar 50/60 Hz (kA)Max. permissible peak

current (kA)230/240 V 400/415 V 440 V 500/550 V 660/690 V Ue Ue

40 C 55 C 70 C 40 C 55 C 70 C 40 C 55 C 70 C 40 C 55 C 70 C 40C 55C 70 C < 500 V > 500 V

UA 26 12 11 8.5 20 18.5 14.5 22 20 16 22 22 19.5 30 30 25 3 2.7UA 30 16 16 11 27.5 27.5 19 30 30 20 34 34 23.5 45 45 32 3.5 3.1UA 50 20 20 19 33 33 32 36 36 35 40 40 40 55 55 52 5 4.5UA 63 25 25 21 45 43 37 50 48 41 50 50 45 70 70 60 6.5 5.8UA 75 30 30 22 50 50 39 55 53 43 62 62 47.5 75 75 65 7.5 6.75UA 95 35 35 29 60/65* 60/65* 50/55* 65 65 55 70 70 60 86 86 70 9.3 8UA 110 40 39 34 74 70/75* 65 75 75 67 80 80 75 90 90 85 10.5 9

Powers in kvar and maximum permissible peak current

* Use these values for Ue= 415 V

For 220 Vand 380 V, multiply by 0.9the rated values at 230 V and400 V respectively.

Example: 50 kvar/400 V corresponding to 0.9 x 50 = 45 kvar/380 V.

If, in an application, the current peak is greater than the maximum peakcurrentspecified in the table above, select a higher rating, refer to theUA...-R contactors (see page 4) or add inductances (see page 10).

The capacitor bank will be protected by gG type fuses whose rating isequal to 1.5 ... 1.8 times nominal current.

* Ue= 415 V


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UA-R contactors equipped with dampingresistorsThe UA-R contactors are fitted with a special front-mounted blockensuring the serial insertion in the circuit of damping resistors limitingcurrent peak on energizing of the capacitor bank. Their connection alsoensures capacitor precharging in order to limit the second current peakoccurring on making of the main poles a few milliseconds later.

Operating principleThe front-mounted block mechanism of the UA-R contactors alternatelyensures early making and breaking of the auxiliary "PA" poles with respectto the main "PP" poles of the contactor.

When the coil is energized, the early making auxiliary poles connectthe capacitor to the network via the set of resistors, thus attenuating thecurrent peak. A few milliseconds later, the contactor main poles short-circuit the resistors with a new reduced inrush current.

The insertion contacts remain closed, ready to operate as early-breakingcontacts for the next breaking sequence.

When the coil is de-energized, early breaking of the auxiliary polesensures that the capacitor is disconnected via the main poles.

These contactors can be used in installations in which peak current farexceeds 100 times nominal rms current. The contactors are deliveredcomplete with their damping resistors and must be used without additionalinductances (see table below).

Their electrical durability is 250 000 operating cycles for Ue< 500 V and100 000 operating cycles for Ue> 500 V.

Contactors for Capacitor Switching -Selection Table

Ue< 500 V Ue> 500 V

Type Powers in kvar - 50/60 Hz gG type

220/240 V 380/400/415 V 440 V 500/550 V 660/690 V fuses

40 C 55 C 70 C 40 C 55 C 70 C 40 C 55 C 70 C 40 C 55 C 70 C 40 C 55 C 70 C max. (*)

UA 16-30-10-R 8 7.5 6 12.5 12.5 10 15 13 11 18 16 12.5 22 21 17 80

UA 26-30-10-R 12.5 11.5 9 22 20 15.5 24 20 17 30 25 20 35 31 26 125

UA 30-30-10-R 16 16 11 30 27.5 19.5 32 30 20.5 34 34 25 42 42 32 200

UA 50-30-00-R 25 24 20 40 40 35 50 43 37 55 50 46 72 65 60 200UA 63-30-00-R 30 27 23 50 45 39 55 48 42.5 65 60 50 80 75 65 200

UA 75-30-00-R 35 30 25 60 50 41 65 53 45 75 65 55 100 80 70 200

Powers in kvar

(*) The fuse ratings given in this column represent the maximum ratings ensuring type 1 co-

ordination according to the definition of standard IEC 947-4-1.

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Application and possibilities

Description of the application

Capacitor bank :

three-phase

Ambient temperature around the contactor : 40 C

Nominal current : In =P

3xU

=20000 ~29 A

1.7 x400

Thermal current : IT = In x 1.5

= 29 x1.5 ~43 A

Contactors for Capacitor Switching - Selection examples

The information given on pages 5 and 6 will enable the user to calculate current peaks and to limit them to a value acceptable for the contactor.Since this calculation is never exact, capacitor bank manufacturers optimise their products by tests.

Possibility no. 1 as per table on page 4

UA 26-Rcontactor (22 kvar, 400 V).This contactor can be directly used withoutan additional inductance.

Possibility no. 2 as per table on page 3

UA 26 contactor + additional inductanceslimiting peak current to a peak of 3000 acceptable for the UA 26 contactor (U

e 500 V, increase Lmby 20%

Number of steps

Example :

UA 30 27.5 kvarn = 3 x 400 V

stepsf = 50 HzLm = 2.2 H

or more

Contactor type

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Autocad DWG / DXFDetailed dimension drawings on Autocad DWG / DXF formats available on request.


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