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    Optimal Capacitor Placement Example

    1. Open the example OCPExample2

    2. Design loading occurs 55% of the time


    3. Maximum loading (110% of Design loading) occurs 25% of the time
    4. Minimum loading (90% of Design loading) occurs 20% of the time
    5. Average energy cost is 0.06$/kWh
    6. Interest rate is 4%
    7. Planning period is 10 years
    8. 4.16 kV capacitors: 200 kvar banks

    Purchase cost is 20$/kvar


    Installation cost is 1,200$
    Operating cost is 200$/year.bank
    9. 13.8 kV capacitors: 300 kvar banks

    Purchase cost 25$/kvar


    Installation cost is $1,600
    Operating cost is 300$/year.bank
    The objective of this exercise is to make all system bus voltages greater than 98% and less than
    102%, while maximizing the benefits of capacitor installation, by adding capacitors to any bus
    with a nominal voltage of either 4.16kV or 13.8kV.

    ETAP Workshop Notes

    1996-2009 Operation Technology, Inc.

    Page 1 of 2

    Optimal Capacitor Placement Example

    Capacitor Placement Results:


    Bus ID
    Bus2
    Bus3
    Bus4
    Bus5
    Bus6
    Bus7
    Bus8
    Bus9
    Bus10

    Nominal
    kV
    13.8
    13.8
    13.8
    13.8
    13.8
    4.16
    4.16
    4.16
    4.16

    Total System Losses


    @ Max Loading (kW)

    Number of Capacitor Banks Installed


    Original
    Intuitive
    OCP
    System
    Method
    Method
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
    3
    0
    4
    10
    0
    6
    1
    0
    4
    4
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    4
    0
    2
    3
    0
    2
    0
    616.3

    443.1

    431.7

    Compare OCP result with Intuitive result:

    One Time Cost: 20$*200*2 + 25$*300*2 - 1,200$ = 21,800$ more.

    Operating Cost each year: 200$*2 + 300$*2 = 1,000$ more.

    Lost Reduction saving each year = (443.1-431.7)*8760*0.06$ = 5,991.84$.

    Profit each year: $5,991.84$ - 1,000$ = 4,991.84$

    Break-even point is less than 5 years.

    ETAP Workshop Notes

    1996-2009 Operation Technology, Inc.

    Page 2 of 2

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