Ideally, there is no phase difference between voltage and current. Due to the effect created by inductive or capacitive loads, the current signal shifts by a maximum of ±90 degrees relative to the voltage signal. The process of correcting the phase shift between the voltage and current signals caused by inductive and capacitive effects, keeping it as close to ideal (0 degrees) as possible, is called COMPENSATION.
It is the monitoring of compensation panels via the internet through GPRS. It is a reading and management system designed for reading capacitor power values, switching capacitors in and out, archiving and reporting energy and consumption values, and detecting faults that may occur in the compensation panel system (capacitor failure, contactor failure, etc.).
Many companies are not even aware that they are paying a reactive penalty when paying their electricity bills. When the compensation system is not kept under constant monitoring, the balance of the system is disrupted for various reasons (failures, new loads, load imbalance, material wear, etc.) and the company is forced to pay reactive penalties. Without a remote reading system, it can only be understood after billing periods that the reactive penalty limit has been exceeded. However, with the remote reading system, it is possible to monitor daily and real-time values and immediately detect and intervene when deviations from desired values occur.
You should have the compensation regularly monitored and checked whether the reactive ratios are within the limits.
First, make sure that the indices on the bill match the indices on the meters. Sometimes the electricity authority representative may enter incorrect indices. Second, look at the period between the first and last reading; it should not be much shorter or longer than one month. If the indices and period are incorrect, you can object to the penalty. Otherwise, you need to pay the penalty and have your compensation system checked.
The energy we use has two components: active and reactive. The portion we can use is the active component. Our devices need active power to operate. Reactive power can be thought of as wasted power. Many devices we use in our facilities draw reactive energy. This unnecessary power drawn from energy systems causes many economic problems. For this reason, compensation has become mandatory in regulations. A reactive penalty has been reflected on bills due to reactive energy drawn outside the specified ratios. Compensation is extremely important and necessary both to prevent energy loss and to ensure that existing energy reaches more users, and also because it is a legal requirement.
Residential subscribers, single-phase subscribers, subscribers with a connection capacity of up to 9 kW (inclusive), and subscribers for whom reactive energy charges are not specified in electricity energy sales tariffs are not required to have compensation. Subscribers other than those specified who receive electricity energy under single or double-term tariffs are required to have compensation.
It causes power losses in the network, reduces the capacity of the production and distribution system, and causes the energy carrying capacity of distribution lines, where voltage drop limits the carried power, to decrease. For this reason, subscribers who are obliged to install a compensation panel must consume electricity in a compensated manner within the limits specified by the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA). Otherwise, subscribers are liable to pay a penalty.
You can note down the Active (T), Inductive (Ir) and Capacitive (Cr) values on your electricity meter daily or weekly in a table. By subtracting the last indices specified in the previous bill from these read indices, you can find the amounts of active and reactive energy consumed up to that day. By dividing the inductive (Ir) and capacitive (Cr) reactive amounts you find by the active energy (T) amount, you find the ratios.
Many companies are not even aware that they are paying a reactive penalty when paying their electricity bills. When the compensation system is not kept under constant monitoring, the balance of the system is disrupted for various reasons (failures, new loads, load imbalance, material wear, etc.) and the company is forced to pay reactive penalties. Without a remote reading system, it can only be understood after billing periods that the reactive penalty limit has been exceeded. However, with the remote reading system, it is possible to monitor daily and real-time values and immediately detect and intervene when deviations from desired values occur.
3Faz also provides maintenance and repair services to the facilities it remotely monitors. Facilities that entrust their compensation system entirely to the 3Faz expert team are given a 100% zero reactive penalty guarantee. Any reactive penalty that may arise on the electricity bill will be covered by us.
All electrical circuits containing capacitors or coils require reactive power. Circuits with capacitors draw leading reactive power while circuits with coils draw lagging reactive power. Loads that draw lagging reactive power include: