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Capacitor Bank Control

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Capacitor Banks Control

Cooper Power Systems is a leading supplier of cost effective Distribution Automation Capacitor Bank Control (CBC) solutions. We provide an integrated systems approach for power factor/ volt-amperes reactive (VAR) management with off the shelf hardware and a specially designed application in our Yukon Enterprise Software Platform.

Cooper Power Systems has over 10 years of experience delivering CBC systems to electric utilities in North America and Hawaii and has deployed tens of thousand capacitor bank controllers during that time.

Value Proposition

Centralized Capacitor Control Solutions is designed specifically for utilities that have grid constraints, reliability issues, or a need to reduce operation and maintenance costs.

Our automation solution typically has a ROI of less than three years and, unlike the traditional practice of using stand-alone capacitor controllers, we know the capacitor assets are operational and effective.

Cooper Power Systems incorporates Communications, Capacitor Controllers, Advanced Capacitor Control applications and complete solution technical support, providing the most cost effective solution with the least risk.

Benefits

The CBC Solution is specifically designed to deliver the following benefits to the utilities ensuring your capacitors are operational and effective.

• Unity Power factor 24/7 in all weather and load conditions
• Distribution Feeder Low Voltage Protection
• Immediate notification of a capacitor operation malfunction such as a blown fuse
• Remote activation of capacitors, plus change the CBC7000 controller settings without sending a field crew
• Receive real-time alarms from capacitor sites such as neutral current voltage threshold violations.
• Typical return on investment (ROI) in 18-36 months

VAR Management Benefits

• Global and regional views of available and unavailable VARs
• Improves System Reliability
• Improves feeder voltage profile
• Reduces line losses
• Releases System Capacity
• Defers construction costs
• Eliminates PF Penalties
• Adapts to changing system needs
• Adapts to System Reconfiguration
• Offers Conservation Voltage Reduction-CVR
• Increases KWh Sales
• Increases Productivity
• Provides O&M Savings
  

Simply put, VAR improves your utilities with:

• Reliability
  
• Efficiency
  
• O&M Savings