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   J.B. Wood to Michael Moroney   
   Re: MV Power Factor Correction   
   21 Sep 16 11:10:56   
   
   From: arl_123234@hotmail.com   
      
   On 09/21/2016 10:08 AM, Michael Moroney wrote:   
      
   > I would assume they would be placed in such a way as to minimize the   
   > reactive current from the sources to the capacitor banks.  For example,   
   > if you wish to correct the PF on a segment with 6 equal transformers   
   > as reactive sources spaced approximately equally, the capacitor bank   
   > would be placed in the middle with 3 transformers on one side and   
   > 3 on the other.  The reactive current would be half from one side   
   > and half from the other.   
   >   
      
   Hello, and perhaps in OP it wasn't clear.  What I meant was where along   
   the MV run from the substation do you place capacitors?  Sure, once you   
   determine that the PF needs correction at that location then you proceed   
   to select the appropriate kVAR value of capcitors.  It's determining the   
   PF at that location that's the issue.  Sincerely,   
      
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   J. B. Wood	            e-mail: arl_123234@hotmail.com   
      
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