Course Details

This course is appropriate for a wide range of professionals but not limited to:

• Power System Planning Engineers
• Substation and Operations Engineers
• Industrial Plant Electrical Engineers
• Distribution System Designers
• Technical Consultants and Specialists

• Expert-led sessions with dynamic visual aids
• Comprehensive course manual to support practical application and reinforcement
• Interactive discussions addressing participants’ real-world projects and challenges
• Insightful case studies and proven best practices to enhance learning

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Explain the fundamental concepts of reactive power and power factor clearly.
• Analyze power factor problems and their negative impacts on system operation successfully.
• Select and size appropriate shunt and series compensation devices reliably.
• Apply fixed and switched capacitor banks for industrial and utility applications effectively.
• Utilize advanced static VAr compensators (SVC) and STATCOMs for dynamic control accurately.
• Design effective control schemes for voltage profile and reactive power flow management safely.

DAY 1

Fundamentals of Reactive Power and Power Factor

• Welcome and Introduction
• Pre-test
• Definitions of active, reactive, and apparent power
• Understanding the Power Triangle and power factor definition
• Causes and consequences of low power factor
• Economic and technical benefits of power factor correction
• Measurement techniques for power factor and VAr flow
• Reactive power flow in transmission and distribution lines

DAY 2

Shunt Capacitor Bank Applications

• Principles of capacitor bank operation and construction
• Sizing and placement of shunt capacitors in industrial networks
• Sizing and placement of shunt capacitors in distribution substations
• Manual versus automatic switching control methods
• Impact of harmonics and transient overvoltages on capacitors
• Protection and safety requirements for capacitor banks

DAY 3

Series Compensation and Shunt Reactors

• Principles and benefits of series compensation
• Application of series capacitors to increase power transfer limits
• Subsynchronous resonance (SSR) and mitigation techniques
• Role of shunt reactors in compensating line charging reactive power
• Sizing and placement of shunt reactors in transmission systems
• Protection and operational considerations for reactors and series capacitors

DAY 4

Advanced Dynamic Compensation Devices (FACTS)

• Introduction to Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS)
• Detailed operation and application of Static VAr Compensators (SVC)
• Detailed operation and application of Static Synchronous Compensators (STATCOM)
• Comparison of SVC versus STATCOM performance and cost
• Thyristor Controlled Series Compensators (TCSC) and their benefits
• Integrated control strategies for multiple dynamic compensators

DAY 5

 System Design, Analysis, and Control

• Techniques for system-wide reactive power planning
• Voltage stability enhancement through reactive power support
• Reactive power coordination between utility and industrial customers
• Case studies in compensation design and troubleshooting
• Utilizing simulation software for compensation analysis
• Post-test
• Certificate ceremony