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    Voltage Must Be Maintained Within Acceptable Levels: Reactive Power

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    Voltage levels must be maintained between 95-105% of the nominal level to prevent equipment issues. Low voltages can cause motors to stall and capacitors to reduce output, while high voltages can damage insulation and trip transmission equipment. Reactive power does not travel far and is usually needed close to where it is used. A nearby source is better able to provide reactive power than a distant one. Reactive power supplies are also tied to delivering real power. A lack of reactive power can cause a blackout, as insufficient reactive power leading to voltage collapse has been a factor in major blackouts worldwide.

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    Voltage levels must be maintained between 95-105% of the nominal level to prevent equipment issues. Low voltages can cause motors to stall and capacitors to reduce output, while high voltages can damage insulation and trip transmission equipment. Reactive power does not travel far and is usually needed close to where it is used. A nearby source is better able to provide reactive power than a distant one. Reactive power supplies are also tied to delivering real power. A lack of reactive power can cause a blackout, as insufficient reactive power leading to voltage collapse has been a factor in major blackouts worldwide.

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    Voltage levels must be maintained between 95-105% of the nominal level to prevent equipment issues. Low voltages can cause motors to stall and capacitors to reduce output, while high voltages can damage insulation and trip transmission equipment. Reactive power does not travel far and is usually needed close to where it is used. A nearby source is better able to provide reactive power than a distant one. Reactive power supplies are also tied to delivering real power. A lack of reactive power can cause a blackout, as insufficient reactive power leading to voltage collapse has been a factor in major blackouts worldwide.

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    Voltage Must Be Maintained Within Acceptable Levels: Reactive Power

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    Voltage levels must be maintained between 95-105% of the nominal level to prevent equipment issues. Low voltages can cause motors to stall and capacitors to reduce output, while high voltages can damage insulation and trip transmission equipment. Reactive power does not travel far and is usually needed close to where it is used. A nearby source is better able to provide reactive power than a distant one. Reactive power supplies are also tied to delivering real power. A lack of reactive power can cause a blackout, as insufficient reactive power leading to voltage collapse has been a factor in major blackouts worldwide.

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    REACTIVE POWER

    Voltage must be maintained within Acceptable Levels


    Under normal system conditions, both peak or off peak load conditions, the voltages need to be
    maintained between 95% and 105% of the nominal.
    -Low voltage conditions could result in equipment malfunctions:
    Motor will stall, overheat or damage
    Reactive power output of capacitors will be reduced exponentially
    Generating units may trip.
    High voltage conditions may:
    Damage major equipment insulation failure.
    Automatically trip major transmission equipment.

    REACTIVE POWER LIMITATIONS


    - Reactive power does not travel very far.
    - Usually necessary to produce it close to the location where it is needed
    - A supplier/source close to the location of the need is in a much better position to provide
    reactive power versus one that is located far from the location of the need.
    - Reactive power supplies are closely tied to the ability to deliver real or active power.
    THE ABSENCE OF REACTIVE POWER
    -Lack of reactive power causes a blackout-absence of electrical supply in a country.
    -In reality such things have already happened a number of times. One of the reasons leading to a
    blackout is reactive power that went out of the control.
    -Insufficient reactive power leading to voltage collapse has been a causal factor in major
    blackouts in the worldwide.

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