Capacitors - ELECTRONICON Reactors for Detuned Filter Circuits

Reactors for Detuned Filter Circuits

A consumer whose load includes a high proportion of variable speed motor drives and/or other harmonic generating loads may require a detuned capacitor system. This would perform the function of power factor improvement whilst preventing any amplification of harmonic currents and voltages caused by resonance between capacitors and inductances in the mains.

ELECTRONICON offers single and three phase filter reactors for this purpose.
Low-loss reactors are made of specially selected transformer sheets and manufactured in flat or round copper wire technology. They are dried and impregnated in a vacuum which ensures it can withstand high voltages and maintain a long operating life. Reactors can be supplied with aluminium windings on request Depending on their rated power, the reactors are provided with either terminal blocks or terminal lugs.
If the operating temperature of 120°C is exceeded, the reactor circuit is disconnected by a thermal switch (included as standard).

Our detuning reactors are available with adjustable and fixed ratings:

The adjustable reactor is designed to create exactly the required output of reactive power, allowing for the internal voltage rise inside the resonating circuit formed together with the capacitor connected in the circuit. Note that exact sizing of the capacitor is necessary.
The fixed reactor is matched to a power capacitor with standard rating at mains voltage. This allows for additional installation of detuning reactors in existing non-detuned systems, however, it will lead to increased output of kVAr due to voltage rise inside the resonance circuit.

General Technical Data

For further information please order our special data sheets "Detuning reactors for PFC Equipment".

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