Low-voltage capacitor banks APCQ
Contactor-switched capacitor banks for power factor compensation
The Hitachi Energy's capacitor banks series APCQ provides the ideal power factor correction solution for industrial and commercial networks. The benefits are:
- Solving utility penalty charges due to low cos φ
- Improving energy efficiency
- Releasing additional capacity or increasing system load without additional equipment
- Increasing service life time of infrastructure
Applications
The APCQ low-voltage contactor-switched capacitor bank can be used in industrial and commercial networks buildings. Industry segments where the product can be used include:
- Mining
- Steel
- Chemical
- Pulp and paper
- Cement
- Plastics
- Printing
- Food industries
Why Hitachi Energy?
Low-voltage capacitor banks APCQ features include:
- Exceptional reliability and safety
- Powerful and compact
- Modular design
- Easy to install and use with the RVC or RVT controller
- Detuning reactors models available (APCQ-R)
- Two executions: wall-mounted (APCQ-L) and free-standing floor mounted cubicles (APCQ-M/R)
- Hitachi Energy capacitor technology using dry type design
- Ready for connection (no need for auxiliary transformer)
Brief performance data
| APCQ-L | APCQ-M | APCQ-R | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voltage range | 400V at 50 Hz (other voltages, consult us) | ||
| Power range | From 37.5 to 100 kvar | From 125 to 400 kvar in one enclosure | From 100 to 300 kvar in one enclosure |
| Working ambient temperature | -5°C/+40°C according to EN61921 | ||
| Installation | Wall mounted, bottom cable entry | Free floor standing, bottom cable entry (top entry optional) | |
| Connection | Three-phase, balanced network | ||
| Protection degree | IP23 (closed door) - IP54 optional | ||
| Execution | Indoor | ||
| Ventilation | Forced air cooling | ||
| Capacitors | QCap type | ||
| Reactors | - | - | Dry type resin embedded according to IEC289, IEC 76. Maximum harmonic pollution: 8% THDV with specific spectrum |
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