Course Description:

This Course covers important topics related to power factor testing. These topics include a functional description of distribution system, control, maintenance, and protection as well as the routine maintenance requirements of the overhead lines and underground cable. The course will include another objective for reduce costs and maximize reliability. Power factor improvement, which is the minimization of losses or loss reduction in power distribution system.

Course Goal:

To enhance the delegate knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to properly perform power factor tests and specify its importance in power system operation and control

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course the participant will be able to:

1. Understand power factor concept.
2. Understand of the goals of electric service.
3. Properly perform power factor test.
4. Understand modern methods of planning power distribution systems and minimizing their cost:
5. Understand modern planning methods and computerized techniques
6. Design and improve distribution system.
7. Calculate power factor correction.

Course Outline:

• Introduction:

• 1. General Background.
  2. Power factor concept.
  3. Reactive power regulating devices.
  4. Distributors and feeders
  5. Supply system layout. Planning.
  6. Overview of distribution equipment, purpose, cost and performance
  7. Distribution system design, planning and operations.

• Major emphasis is put on understanding of the goals of electric service.

• 1. The Overhead Transmission Line.
  2. Evaluation of Transmission Line Parameters.
  3. Shunt Elements.
  4. Series Elements.
  5. Economic and performance limitations of distribution systems.
  6. Planning distribution system from least cost perspective while maintaining adequate reliability and service quality.

• Power factor test:

• 1. The meaning of reactive power and active power.
  2. The meaning of compensation of reactive power, why is it necessary?
  3. The difference between shunt compensation and series compensation.
  4. The application of shunt capacitors and series capacitors.
  5. Shunt capacitors and shunt reactors.
  6. The optimum location and size used in power system.
  7. At what voltage levels are the shunt capacitors installed.
  8. Standard rating of capacitor units and capacitor banks.
  9. The methods of voltage-control in power systems.

• Modern Methods of Planning Power Distribution Systems and minimizing their Cost:

• 1. Examine the operation and costs of power distribution systems.
  2. Reduce Costs and Maximize Reliability.

• Modern Planning Methods and Computerized techniques:
• Examined for Practicality, data needs applicability, and accuracy.
• Distribution System Design and Improvement.
• Power factor correction calculation example.

• 1. Measurement of power factor.
  2. Direct method.
  3. Indirect method.

Who Can Benefit?

All engineers and technicians involved in the power distribution sectors and power substation operation and maintenance, and also in the factories, and enterprises, especially in distribution system.