Our client is a global leader in glass production with 35 production facilities in 12 countries. Each year, the company produces 16 billion glass bottles and jars, serving 10,000 customers ranging from local manufacturers to major international brands.
THE ENERGY CHALLENGE
One of the plants located in Northern Italy faced a significant challenge: the inefficiency of the electrical infrastructure due to a few technical factors related to the production process. Electric furnaces, glass handling motors and compressors generated high inductive loads, resulting in a low power factor. In addition, glass production, characterised by load variations, harmonics and disturbances, and high-power consumption, made an effective power factor correction solution essential.
ORTEA SOLUTION: 700KVAR MULTIMATIC FV25V POWER FACTOR CORRECTION SYSTEM
After careful analysis of the customer’s needs, a high-performance power factor correction equipment was designed and manufactured: the 700kvar-400V-50Hz MULTImatic FV25V switchgear.
This solution was designed to guarantee maximum performance and safety in highly critical environments such as glass production.
Below are the main technical characteristics of the implemented solution:
- Designed for systems with harmonic distortion in current (THDI%) up to 100% and in voltage (THDV%) up to 8%, guaranteeing stability in the most critical working conditions.
- Capacitors with oversized polypropylene and very low losses, capable of operating at temperatures up to 70°C, guaranteeing high durability and reliability.
- Structure consisting of 4 cabinets with a single power supply disconnector, equipped with a current-carrying coil for maximum operational safety.
- Aluminium busbars, sized with specialised software to comply with IEC 60831-1 and withstand the stress of short circuit currents assumed at the point of installation.
- Very high linearity copper harmonic blocking reactors, preventing iron resonance phenomena during capacitor insertion.
- Automatic capacitor bank protection via MCP5 module installed in the reactive power regulator.
- Reactive power controller on each power cabinet, configured in MASTER/SLAVE mode with RS485 communication for optimised monitoring and management of all electrical and thermal quantities.
- Designed to operate 24/7 for 365 days a year, with an expected lifetime of more than 10 years.
THE BENEFITS OBTAINED WITH THIS TAILOR-MADE POWER FACTOR CORRECTION SOLUTION
The installation of the MULTImatic FV25V power factor correction board has enabled the Northern Italy plant to achieve:
- A significant improvement in the power factor, resulting in lower energy costs and reduced penalties on the bill.
- Increased stability of the internal power grid, reducing the risk of outages or operational anomalies.
- Increased safety for operators thanks to the advanced protection solutions built into the equipment.
- A lasting investment, with a system capable of guaranteeing efficiency and reliability for more than a decade.
Thanks to this state-of-the-art solution, our customer has optimised the energy management of its plant, once again confirming its commitment to industrial efficiency and sustainability.
WHY CHOOSE ORTEA NEXT
Ortea Next is a benchmark for power factor correction and energy optimisation solutions, offering advanced and customised technologies to guarantee high performance and significant savings.
Thanks to our many years of experience and a team of expert designers, we support companies in meeting the challenges of energy efficiency with innovative and reliable products.
