Power Losses and Power Factor Improvement of Factory Electrical Network Power Plants using Bank Capacitors
Ramadoni Syahputra1, Imam Pambudi2, Yudhi Ardiyanto3
1Ramadoni Syahputra*, Department of Electrical Engineering, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
2Imam Pambudi, Department of Electrical Engineering, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
3Yudhi Ardiyanto, Department of Electrical Engineering, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Manuscript received on November 19, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on 29 November, 2019. | Manuscript published on December 10, 2019. | PP: 2705-2710 | Volume-9 Issue-2, December 2019. | Retrieval Number: B750412921/92019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.B7504.129219
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Abstract: This paper presents power losses and power factor improvement of factory electrical network power plants using bank capacitors. In its operation, the electrical system always experiences losses and decreases in power factor. This condition is caused if the electrical loads are electric motors. A load of electric motors is inductive, which has a low power factor. This condition is often experienced in factories. Therefore in this study, capacitor banks are applied to reduce power losses and increase power factors. The results showed that the installation of capacitor banks with the right capacity was able to reduce losses and significantly increase the power factor of the system.
Keywords: Power Losses, Power Factor, Factory Electrical Network, Bank Capacitor.
Scope of the Article: Network Based Applications