• Being able to identify the Compensation equipment 
• Understanding the fundamental theory of PF and voltage correction 
• Understanding the Objectives of reactive power compensation 
• Understanding the switching transient & over voltage 
• Learning how to Protect the power capacitor 
• Understanding theEconomic justification of capacitor in distribution system 
• Understanding the VAR optimization in distribution system 
• Understanding the Load flow study in transmission sys 

• Engineers 
• Technicians 
• Electricians
• Electricity companies officers
• Any person needing an understanding of  power management systems

Day 1

Introduction  

• Real and Reactive Power   
• Calculating the Power 
• Factor for a System 
• Typical Power Factor for System Components

Reactive Power Compensation Devices  

• Capacitor Banks 
• Synchronous Condensers 
• Shunt Reactors 
• Calculating the Optimum Size of Power Compensation Devices 
• Payback Period for Compensation Devices

Day 2

Capacitor Banks Types  

• IEEE Standards for Capacitor Banks  
• Manufacturer Tolerances 
• Voltage Rating 
• KVAR Rating 
• Series and Parallel Groups 

Protection of Capacitor Banks over Current Protection  

• Over voltage Protection 
• Short Circuit Protection 
• Unbalance Protection 
• Back to Back Switching 

Day 3

Harmonics 

• What are Harmonics 
• Sources of Harmonics 
• Effect of Harmonics on Capacitor Banks 
• Protecting Capacitor Banks against Excessive Harmonic Voltages and Current

Power Factor Correction and Voltage  

• Optimum Location of Capacitor Banks 
• Calculating Voltage Rise due to Placement of Capacitor Banks 
• Issues in Starting Motors using Capacitor Start 
• Avoiding Harmful Residual Voltages

Day 4

Microprocessors and Capacitor Bank Controllers  

• Voltage Relays 
• NO-VAR Controllers 
• Micro-processor Schemes

Distribution Systems  

• Selecting the Parameters of a Distribution System 
• Calculating Voltage Drops in a Distribution System 
• Voltage Regulation in Distribution Systems using

Load Tap Changers 

Capacitor Banks 

Synchronous Motors

Day 5

Static Compensation Equipment  

• Static VAR Compensators 
• FACTS 
• UPFC Devices 
• Comparison between the Various Static Compensation Devices 
• VAR optimization in transmission system

Capacitor Control and Testing  

• Capacitor control 
• Microprocessor based capacitor bank controller 
• Regulations for distribution systems 
• Power capacitor standards and testing 
• Testing Standards 
• Testing Procedures

RECTUS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration