Merus™HPQ to replace traditional capacitor banks and improve power quality
Merus™ HPQ combines two traditional technologies, detuned capacitor bank + active harmonic filter, in an all-in-one solution. This results in better performance than traditional capacitor banks and is more economical than a standard active harmonic filter installation. Merus™ HPQ is the perfect solution to replace old capacitor banks with economical and reliable 21st-century technology.
Operation principle
Merus™ HPQ is a hybrid power quality compensator. Its operation is based on two main components: a detuned capacitor bank and an active harmonic filter. In the Merus™ HPQ all-in-one solution, the Merus™ A2-series active harmonic filter operates as a power factor correction (PFC) controller for the capacitor bank and utilizes detuned capacitor steps to fulfill most capacitive reactive power needs, while the A2 module handles the intermediate steps and inductive reactive power, filters the harmonic currents and balances the unbalanced currents.
