Course Details

This course is appropriate for a wide range of professionals but not limited to:

• Electrical and Power Engineers
• Energy and Facility Managers
• Power Quality Technicians
• Maintenance and Operations Personnel
• Consultants and System Designers

• Expert-led sessions with dynamic visual aids
• Comprehensive course manual to support practical application and reinforcement
• Interactive discussions addressing participants’ real-world projects and challenges
• Insightful case studies and proven best practices to enhance learning

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Explain the concepts of real, reactive, and apparent power accurately.
• Calculate power factor for single-phase and three-phase circuits correctly.
• Analyze the economic benefits of improving the system power factor.
• Select and size appropriate capacitor banks for various load types precisely.
• Design automatic power factor correction schemes using modern controllers.
• Troubleshoot common issues related to compensation equipment and system harmonics.

DAY 1

Fundamentals of Power Factor and Reactive Power

• Definition and relationship of real power (kW), reactive power (kVAR), and apparent power (kVA)
• Understanding the power triangle, phase angle, and power factor concepts
• Single-phase and three-phase power factor calculations
• Causes of low power factor in industrial and commercial facilities
• Effects of inductive loads, transformers, motors, and power electronics on power factor
• Impact of low power factor on system efficiency, voltage regulation, equipment loading, and network capacity
• Utility tariff structures, demand charges, and power factor penalties
• Economic benefits of power factor improvement
• Power factor measurement techniques and instrumentation
• Analysis and interpretation of power quality and power factor data
• Identification of correction opportunities in electrical distribution systems
• Practical examples and calculation exercises for power factor evaluation 
   

DAY 2

Power Factor Correction Methods and System Design

• Principles of reactive power compensation
• Capacitor-based power factor correction fundamentals
• Capacitor construction, ratings, classifications, and applicable standards
• Selection criteria for power factor correction equipment
• Fixed capacitor banks for constant-load applications
• Automatic capacitor banks for varying load conditions
• Calculating required reactive power compensation
• Determining capacitor bank size to achieve target power factor levels
• Synchronous condensers and rotating compensation systems
• Comparison of compensation technologies and applications
• Capacitor bank location and placement strategies within distribution systems
• Switching methods and control requirements
• Safety considerations for installation and operation of capacitor banks
• Design examples for industrial and commercial facilities 
   

DAY 3

Automatic Power Factor Correction, Harmonics and Reliability

• Components and operation of Automatic Power Factor Correction (APFC) systems
• APFC controllers, contactors, switching devices, and protection requirements
• Step switching logic and capacitor bank sequencing strategies
• Design and optimization of APFC schemes
• Maintenance requirements and routine inspection procedures for APFC equipment
• Common capacitor bank and APFC panel failures
• Troubleshooting techniques for compensation systems
• Impact of harmonics on power factor correction equipment
• Harmonic sources in modern industrial power systems
• Resonance phenomena and associated risks
• Tuned and detuned harmonic filter applications
• Use of reactors and inductors in compensation systems
• Power factor correction for variable speed drives, non-linear loads, and electronic equipment
• Advanced diagnostic tools for power quality analysis
• Safety procedures during maintenance and testing of energized compensation equipment
• Economic evaluation of power factor correction projects
• Return on investment (ROI) and lifecycle cost analysis
• Utility regulations, standards, and compliance requirements
• Development of long-term power factor management and optimization strategies
• Integrated case studies covering design, implementation, troubleshooting, and performance improvement of power factor correction systems