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News Release from: PFC Engineering | Subject: SBA Series automatic capacitor modules
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 18 May 2001
Capacitor modules put PFC in the panel
PFC Engineering has released its SBA Series automatic capacitor modules, aimed directly at the panel and system builder marketplace.
PFC Engineering has released its SBA Series automatic capacitor modules, aimed directly at the panel and system builder marketplace Based on the successful technologies of preceding capacitor modules, with proven performance and reliability, the new products retain the paramount features that have led to their impressive service life
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 31 Jul 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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PFC's technical department will design modules to suit individual customer's required dimensions and ratings to fit into existing switchboards.
The modular capacitor trays can be interconnected with minimal wiring requirements, and the desired kVAr rating can be built up in step sizes dictated by the customer's requirements.
The capacitor module can consist of the requisite number of individual capacitor elements, which are manufactured from metallised polypropylene or metallised paper and plastic film.
Each one incorporates a fail-safe protection device and both the control and main power capacitor modules are individually fused.
The SBA series limits capacitor losses to 0.5W/kVAr.
Its standard 415V capacitor features permissible overloads 440V permanently and 480V eight hours per day.
The capacitors feature an impressive full term current overload of twice the nominal current rating, which allows for the absorption of harmonic current on systems where up to 20% of total load is nonlinear.
The SBA series automatic capacitor modules have a temperature range of -40 to +50C for installation within panels and switchboards and are manufactured to comply with all the relevant standards of IEC 931, BS 1650 and VDE 0560.
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