Re: Capacitor formula

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Capacitor formula
From: Bert Hickman <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-com> (by way of terryf-at-verinet-dot-com)
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 17:26:03 -0600
Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> ----------
> From:  Gordon King [SMTP:gking-at-impulse-dot-net]
> Sent:  Monday, August 24, 1998 8:35 PM
> To:  tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject:  Capacitor formula
> 
> Can anyone help?
> 
> I found some capacitors but I do not know the capacitance values.  I think
> they
> are correction caps.  Here is the information on the cap.  Can anyone help?
> 
> GE
> 14400 V       Single Phase
> 39.1 KVAR     60 Hz
> 95 KVBIL
> Cat.  53L324RC1
> 
> Also I have a formula that someone gave me, but I not sure it is correct.
 Can
> anyone verify it is correct?
> I assuming the following:
> KVAR = value on the cap
> F = Frequency
> KV = voltage rating of cap
> 
>          KVAR * 1000
> C=  ------------------------
>        2 * PI * F * KV^2
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Gordon King
> Electronics and Computer Enthusiast
> Email: gking-at-impulse-dot-net
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Gordon,

The cap is 0.5 uF. The formula you have is correct.

-- Bert --