I got my hands on 4 banks of 7 300uf 350V AC mylar capacitors and would like to use them for power factor correct on my home/shop.
When ever my HVAC start up or when I use my arc welder in the shop it makes the lights flicker in the house.
And it also affects my neighbor that is on the same tap of the transformer.
My question is how to connect them to my service.
SInce I do not want to use bleeder resistors (waists energy) I am going to use a contactor to separate them from the mains in the event of power failure using a under voltage relay to open the contactor if any of the phases drops below 90V.
Now the real question is to connect the neutral of the cap bank to ground or to leave it isolated?
When ever my HVAC start up or when I use my arc welder in the shop it makes the lights flicker in the house.
And it also affects my neighbor that is on the same tap of the transformer.
My question is how to connect them to my service.
SInce I do not want to use bleeder resistors (waists energy) I am going to use a contactor to separate them from the mains in the event of power failure using a under voltage relay to open the contactor if any of the phases drops below 90V.
Now the real question is to connect the neutral of the cap bank to ground or to leave it isolated?
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