Capacitors banks and harmonic filters. Medium and high voltage

Medium and high voltage capacitor banks and harmonic filters

Open rack capacitor banks and harmonic filters

Open rack capacitor banks and harmonic filters

Capacitor banks and harmonic filters are connected in shunt to the system in order to provide reactive power. They can incorporate tuned or detuned reactors to diminish or eliminate the harmonics present in the system. Their main function is keeping the system stability and diminish loses, contributing to improve power system operation efficiency.

Arteche has the aptitude and flexibility required to provide answers adapted to the requirements of each project needs, up to 245 kV. We develop custom solutions for each application, reactive power need, protection scheme and harmonic mitigation strategy.

Arteche designs and manufactures capacitor banks and harmonic filtering systems mounted on metallic structures, to be installed indoors or outdoors, as substation. Arteche systems in open rack can be manufactured on hot galvanized steel or aluminum, for voltage levels up to 245 kV.

According to each application’s requirements, capacitors, filters, reactors, switching equipment and protective devices are selected, integrated and tested to fit our customer needs and preferences with the most competitive solution.

The most common protection schemes are:

  • Floating star
  • Double star
  • Earthed star 
  • Fuseless
  • H-configuration
  • Voltage differential
  • Delta
  • Internally fused
  • Other custom-built configuration

Documentation and Downloads

Brochure Power factor correction - Harmonic filtering - MV/HV
Catalogue Correction de facteur de puissance - Filtrage d’harmoniques - MT/HT
Catálogo Soluções em qualidade de energia
Caso de éxito - Calidad de energía - Codelco Salvador
Case studies City Walk Power factor correction Dubai
Caso de éxito Codelco Los Amarillos
Technical article Basic power quality definitions according IEEE-519
Technical article Causes and effects of voltage distortion
Technical article Effective value of source impedance
Caso de éxito - Banco capacitores 34kV 30MVAR 4pasos, Canada
Caso de éxito Compensación potencia reactiva en parque eólico, TX, US
Brochure PQ Grid code solutions for renewable power
Caso de éxito - Seguridad y confiabilidad de Complejos Procesadores de Gas en PEMEX
Caso de éxito - Fenómenos de resonancias en los Parques Eólicos Bii Stinu y Santo Domingo
Caso de éxito - Compensación energía reactiva en mayor planta solar de América latina: El Romero Solar - Chile
Case studies Capacitor bank 34kV 4 steps. Wind farm Canada
Caso de éxito - City Walk. Correccion factor potencia, Dubai-EAU
Case studies Power factor correciton. Power quality mining Codelco
Case studies Power factor correction. Codelco Amarillos mining
Case studies Reactive power compensation. Largest solar PVPP Romero
Case studies Gas processing complexes PEMEX
Case studies Solving Resonance Phenomena Windfarms
Casos de sucesso - Compensação de energia reativa em a maior planta solar de américa latina: O Romero Solar – Chile
Casos de sucesso - Segurança e confiabilidade de Complexos Processadores de Gás em PEMEX
Casos de sucesso - Fenómenos de ressonâncias em os Parques Eólicos Bii Stinu e Santo Domingo
Brochure - Arteche Services
Catálogo de Servicios Arteche
Catálogo de Serviços Arteche

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