The QVARx team is proud to offer these products of professional design and quality. The products are designed and manufactured at our factory.
The following capacitor systems are offered:
- Metal enclosed capacitor banks and harmonic filters (<36 kV)
- Self-ventilated systems (SMC™)
- Systems with minimal maintenance (LMC™)
- Medium voltage dry type systems (DMC™)
- Open stack capacitor/harmonic filter banks (5 to 230 kV)
- Medium and high voltage cable simulators
- Medium and high voltage control and protection systems
- Engineered systems for special applications
These other products are also available:
- Dynamic VAR compensation systems
- Active Harmonic Filters
- Modular substations
The following types of enclosed capacitor banks and harmonic filters are offered:
- SMC Type (coming with standard metal enclosure)
(Fig. 1) 14 kV | 3-Step with tuning
- LMC Type (low-maintenance, self-cooled metal enclosure)
(Fig. 2) 13.8 kV | Tuned at 3rd & 5th harmonic
The following features are standard for all capacitor systems:
- CRS Welded steel cabinets compliant with CSA, ANSI or IEC enclosure types
- High-quality spray or powder coating
- All film-type and fluid impregnated with internal or external fuses
- Self-cooled and anti-condensation system sized to ambient conditions
- Temperature alarm/trip signal
- Interlocked doors
- 3-Point door latch with Kirk interlock device (stainless steel external hardware)
- Capacitor unbalance detection
- Tin plated copper bus bars
The following options are available:
- Arc-Resistant Enclosure, to IEEE or IEC
- Switching contactor, SF6 or vacuum
- Isolating disconnect switch with interlock and padlock provision;
- Primary fuses, up to certain amp limits
- Harmonic tuning reactors
- Inrush limiting reactors
- Harmonic damping resistors
- Saturable magnetic discharge for rapid reclosing
- Phase CT's and overload/overcurrent protection relay
- Power factor, VAR, or voltage controller
- Custom coating colors
- Stainless steel enclosure
Quality control is applied in accordance with ISO9001 and the applicable standards:
Inspection and test points throughout the design and manufacturing process
- Inspection and test points throughout the design and manufacturing process
- FAT testing according to CSA, IEEE and IEC standards
- Type tests including thermal, Hipot and Impulse are conducted in the QVARx test laboratory. Others are made at nationally certified high voltage test facilities
- Control according to ISO 9001
- Frequency sweep tests on harmonic filters and specialized systems