Capacitor - Harmonics Tab

Use the Harmonics tab to indicate whether this equipment item is introducing harmonics into your power system.

Figure 1: Harmonics Tab

Option Descriptions
Option Description

Resistance Factor

EasyPower offers two methods for calculating RH:

  • Resistance varying with a power of the harmonic (R-EXP):

    • RH = RFund * H R-EXP

  • Resistance varying with a percent eddy current factor (%ECF):

    • RH = RFund * (1+ECF*H2)/(1+ECF)

EasyPower defaults all skin effect correction to R-EXP and a value of 0.5.

Typical Resistance Correction Factors

  R-EXP %ECF

Transformer

0.5-1.0

1.0-3.0

Utility

0.0-0.8

    -

Generator

0.3-0.6

    -

Line/Cable

0.5

    -

Reactor

0.5-1.0

0.8-3.0

Motor

0.2-0.4

    -

Fundamental Amps

Use to set the fundamental amps. The options are as follows:

  • Equipment Rating sets Fundm Amps to the equipment rating of the item described in the Specifications tab. 
  • User Specified activates the Fundm Amps field, enabling you to specify a value. 

To use fundamental current calculated by power flow, select Calculated from Power Flow in the Summation Fundamental Voltage area of the Harmonics Options > Control dialog box.

More Information