Capacitor protection device factory

What is capacitor bank protection?

Capacitor bank protection products and systems provide complete primary and backup protection for all types of capacitor configurations. This relay protects grounded and ungrounded, single- and double-wye capacitor configurations and allows you to obtain full control of your capacitor banks.

What is a capacitor bank protection relay?

This relay protects grounded and ungrounded, single- and double-wye capacitor configurations and allows you to obtain full control of your capacitor banks. Combining these components with capacitor bank protection devices expands their functionality.

Do capacitor banks need to be protected against short circuits and earth faults?

In addition to the relay functions described above the capacitor banks needs to be protected against short circuits and earth faults. This is done with an ordinary two- or three-phase short circuit protection combined with an earth overcurrent relay. Reference // Protection Application Handbook by ABB

Why are capacitors not subject to overload?

Capacitors of today have very small losses and are therefore not subject to overload due to heating caused by overcurrent in the circuit. Overload of capacitors are today mainly caused by overvoltages. It is the total peak voltage, the fundamental and the harmonic voltages together, that can cause overload of the capacitors.

What is the rated voltage of a PMOD capacitor unit?

ral part of the main switchboard.The rated voltage of the PMOD capacitor unit shall be at least equal to the service voltage of the network to which the capacitor is to be connected, account being taken of the influence of the

What happens if a capacitor is faulty?

The capacitor units are designed to withstand 110% of the rated voltage continuously. If this level is exceeded, or if the faulty units capacitance have decreased below 5/6 of the nominal value, the capacitor bank must be taken out of service.