• DocumentCode
    1479952
  • Title

    Kilovar planning for Southern California edison

  • Author

    Drake, J. H. ; Davis, G. A.

  • Author_Institution
    Southern California Edison Company, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Volume
    75
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1956
  • fDate
    4/1/1956 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    355
  • Lastpage
    355
  • Abstract
    EFFECTIVE KILOVAR PLANNING, which is becoming capacitor planning for many electrical systems, requires detailed knowledge of system reactive power characteristics and operating requirements. Planning kilovar generating capacity then becomes analogous to planning kilowatt generating capacity. In both instances, load is forecast and generating capacity for the load plus appropriate reserve for system contingencies is planned.
  • Keywords
    Capacitors; Capacity planning; Companies; Planning; Reactive power; Substations; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1956.6441841
  • Filename
    6441841