To limit the capacitor bank switching inrush current, both capacitor banks are provided with current limiting series reactors which limit the inrush current frequency to about 500 Hz. Fig. 1 shows the relevant circuit. The system was in service for three years without any history of faults.
The reactor is rated at 1 %. Thus, at rated current through the capacitor bank the voltage drop across the reactors is 1 % of the rated voltage. In ungrounded capacitor bank the highest inrush current occurs when at switching instant peak line to line voltage appear between two phases. The worst case peak current and inrush frequency is given by,
Especially the switching of capacitors in parallel to others of the bank, already energized, causes extremely high inrush currents of up to 200 times the rated current, and is limited only by the ohmic resistance of the capacitor itself.
If the value of the reactors for both capacitor bank is reduced by one fourth value the frequency and peak value of inrush current due capacitor bank switching would double 1. With this reduced reactor value the frequency of inrush due to cable is not reduced, however, it gets damped early and hence reduces the contact deterioration.
To ensure meeting the operation limitations in actual service, the 8 MVAR and 12.5 MVAR capacitor banks are equipped with a series current limiting reactor at neutral side of the bank as shown in Fig. 4. The reactor is rated at 1 %. Thus, at rated current through the capacitor bank the voltage drop across the reactors is 1 % of the rated voltage.
Inrush Current and Voltage Drop without Slew Rate Control The inrush current generated by the 100 μF capacitor peaks at 6.46 A and brings the 1.8 V rail down to 320 mV. This 82% voltage reduction on the power rail can cause the system to reset or fail.
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Especially the switching of capacitors in parallel to others of the bank, already energized, causes extremely high inrush currents of up to 200 times the rated current, and is limited only by the ohmic resistance of the capacitor itself.
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