Power Capacitors

LIFASA capacitors are manufactured using the most advanced technologies, coming from an in depth knowledge of the manufacturing process and also from very strict laboratory and R+D tests. The enormous experience in installations, acquired over many years, allow us to incorporate in the new design the necessary characteristics to optimize the use of the product.
Capacitors are composed of capacitive elements wound from low loss polypropylene film. This dielectric is vacuum metallized, what gives it an excellent self-healing characteristic (MKP).
Elements are covered with a thermohardening resin of high dielectric properties and are not oil filled. Elements are connected to obtain the required reactive power and are mounted in steel cases. Void spaces between elements and the case are filled with a non-flammable, inert and non toxic material. Each element is individually protected.
This construction system avoids any risk of explosion of the capacitor and meets all the tests specified in the -1 and -2 standards.

Advantages
Capacitors are dry type and consequently ecologically safe: there is no possibility of impregnating liquid leakage.
Losses are specially reduced: lower than 0.05% (< 0.5 W/kvar).
Capacitors are a self-healing type: in case of a dielectric breakdown, due for example, to a transient over- voltage, the self-healing mechanism vaporizes the metallic electrode around the breakdown point, allowing the capacitor to go on working normally.
Their weight and volume are very low, allowing them to be installed every-where without problems.
Capacitors use strong terminals that guaratee a fast and safe connection.
Capacitors, cover with their different series, a wide range of power and voltages to satisfy the most varied requirements.

Self-healing single-phase capacitors with low loss metallized polypropylene dielectric capacitors mounted in rectangular sheet steel plate enclosure having discharge resistors connected to the terminals, which are protected by the cover.

They are suitable for the individual compensation of single phase inductive loads.

c aracterístics técnicas /t eChniCal CharaCteristiCs
Tensión Nominal/Rated Voltage ...................... 230 .. 440V
Frecuencia/Frequency ........................................ 50Hz - 60Hz
Dieléctrico/Dielectric .......................................... Polipropileno/Polypropylene
Nivel de aislamiento/Insulation level .............. 3 kV rms/15 kV pico/crest
Pérdidas dieléctrico/Dielectric losses ............. < 0.2 W/kvar
Pérdidas totales/Total losses ............................ < 0.5 W/kvar
Resistencias descarga/Discharge resistors ..... Incorporadas/Fitted
Sobretensión máx./Max. Overvoltages ......... 1.1 Un (8h/dia/day)
Sobrecorriente máx./Max. Overcurrent ........ 1.3 In
Tolerancia de potencia/Power tolerance ....... -5/+10%
Gama climática/Climatic range ...................... -40/+55 oC
Protección/Protection .........................................
Terminales/Bushings ............................................ M10
Color/Colour ........................................................ RAL7035
Normas/Standards ............................................. ,

Other power, voltages and frequencies on request.