Abstract

Maintaining acceptable voltage levels along distribution feeders requires careful coordination of voltage regulation equipment and proactive management of reactive power and harmonics. Loads with significant inductive characteristics increase reactive power demand, contributing to elevated feeder current and voltage drop. To mitigate these effects, power factor correction capacitors (PFC) are deployed in both fixed and switched configurations to supply reactive power locally, reducing upstream reactive current flow and maintaining an acceptable steady-state voltage profile along the feeder.