KMB NOVAR 2600, Operating Manual

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NOVAR 2600 Operating Manual
You can use the compensation reserves not only for checking the capacity of existing
compensation system, but for any new compensation system dimensioning too : Install single
instrument (without any of compensation sections connected ) at the network where new
compensation system to be projected . Then perform the reserve check as described above;
set target power factor only but let all of the compensation outputs set as zero outputs and
switch the controller into the manual state. After observed period, according registered
negative minimums of the RC / RL reserves you can size the compensation system capacity.
When you use an instrument model equipped with built-in real time circuit for compensation
reserve measurement you will get the reserve minimums and maximums including their time
stamps too.
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