Impacts and Mitigation of Capacitor Switching Transients
The switching of shunt capacitor banks at utility substations and on distribution lines create voltage and current transients at these locations and elsewhere in the power system which may be damaging to power system equipment. The interruption of capacitive current, further, imposes severe switching duty requirements on the switching device because of high transient recovery voltages involved, particularly in the case of ungrounded capacitor banks. If these transient recovery voltages exceed the capabilities of the switching device, damaging transient overvoltages can result across the switching device, across capacitor units, and at the substation bus.
This two-day course is designed to provide the attendee with a detailed overview of capacitor switching transients, their impacts, and equipment commonly used to mitigate effects of the transients.
Who Should Attend
Distribution planning engineers, supervisors, managers, consultants, and others involved in distribution system asset management, planning, design, and operation.
Instructor
Ernst Camm
Ernst holds a BSc degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Cape Town, South Africa and a MSEE from the Ohio State University. He is the current secretary of the IEEE-PES Task Force on Dynamic Performance of Wind Power Generation. Complete Bio
Seminar Agenda
- Introduction
- Modeling of Capacitor-Switching Transients
- Transients Associated With Energizing Shunt Capacitor Banks and Their Impacts
- Methods for controlling energizing transients
- Transient Recovery Voltages When Interrupting Capacitor Bank Currents
- Standards Applicable to Capacitor-Switching Devices
- Considerations in The Selection of a Capacitor-Switching Device
- Seminar Conclusion
CUSTOMIZED COURSE
This course can be customized for presentation at your facility. Please contact education(put the 'at' sign here)sandc.com for a quote.
EDUCATION CREDITS
1.2 Continuing Education Units (CEU) or 12 Professional Development Hours (PDH).