Jul 23, 2010 #1 starzzzzzz Electrical Jul 23, 2010 1 Just like capacitor banks are to provide reactive power to the grid to fix the power factor, what excatly is the purpose of reactor?
Just like capacitor banks are to provide reactive power to the grid to fix the power factor, what excatly is the purpose of reactor?
Jul 23, 2010 1 #2 scottf Electrical May 28, 2002 1,005 Applications include, but are not limited to: Current limiting reactors and neutral grounding reactors to limit the fault current Shunt reactors to compensate for line capacitances Filter reactor are used in filters systems to filter our harmonics In-rush reactors are used in capacitor banks to limit the in-rush current Smoothing reactors are used in DC systems to smooth the DC wave form Upvote 0 Downvote
Applications include, but are not limited to: Current limiting reactors and neutral grounding reactors to limit the fault current Shunt reactors to compensate for line capacitances Filter reactor are used in filters systems to filter our harmonics In-rush reactors are used in capacitor banks to limit the in-rush current Smoothing reactors are used in DC systems to smooth the DC wave form
Jul 26, 2010 1 #3 cranky108 Electrical Jul 23, 2007 6,293 They can also be used as a tuned circuit for blocking radio frequieces. Upvote 0 Downvote
Jul 26, 2010 1 #4 ausphil Electrical Nov 8, 2001 155 or for balancing impedance of parallel lines that have different impedances (ie possibly run different routes). ausphil Upvote 0 Downvote
or for balancing impedance of parallel lines that have different impedances (ie possibly run different routes). ausphil
