‘TABLE Shunt Capacitor Synchronous Condenser Rotating machine Fine control of Q using excitation ‘More stsbilizing effect For short poriods the machine can supply excess kVAR Losses in synchronous machines are much higher than the capacitors One installation KVAR rating is fixed Failure: unit up or down. Overvoltage performance is good Harmonics: none Fast enough response Differences between a Synchronous Condenser and Shunt Capacitor Static equipment, In steps Not so Overloading is not recommended Lower losses Capacitor can be installed at several locations in the distribution system KVAR can be added/decreased Can failure is possible Overvoltage: moderate or limited ‘May produce harmonies or resonance system inductance Response is system dependent