Compensation is the balancing of the inductive power drawn from the network by drawing a capacitive load from a special reactive power generator. It is the balancing of the inductive power that consumers draw from the network by drawing a capacitive load from a reactive power generator. The magnetization current, which provides the required magnetic current in electrical elements operating according to the inductance principle, such as transformers, motors, coils, and generators, is called reactive current, and its power is called reactive power. The device consumes reactive power if there is a phase difference between the current and voltage on a device. It loads the network unnecessarily, causing heat losses and voltage drops. If there is a large amount of inductive load available, the system will greatly reduce the power factor therefore the operating efficiency will decrease. The cosine of the angle between the sinusoidal voltage and the load current is called the power factor (PF). It can also be called the ratio of active power to apparent power in the electrical power system. The purpose of reactive power compensation is to try to keep between the current and voltage angle as close as possible to zero. In this thesis, reactive power is compensated by designing a compensation panel to prevent voltage drops, minimize voltage changes and increase operating efficiency, by correcting the angle between voltage and load current, and avoiding unnecessary loading of the network.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Reactive Power, Compensation, Power Factor
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