Tag:compensator=series_capacitor
 compensator = series_capacitor
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A capacitor inserted in series in a power line as to adjust its reactance and increase its transmission capacity 
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Status: approved
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A series capacitor (436-02-03) is a capacitor, or a set of capacitors depending on amount of phases to compensate in an alternative current system, is inserted in series in a power line or in a power substation bay as to adjust the reactance of the whole system. They allows to increase power line transmission capacity.
Such capacitors got a cuboid shape and don't look like a coil or a cylinder.
It differs from shunt_capacitor as it is inserted in series in a power line which means one capacitor's end is connected to one power line part and the other end sees the substation's bay or another part of the same power line.
A fuse, connected in parallel of the capacitor may protect it from abnormal electrical currents.
They are mainly found in substations.
How to map
First of all, please refer to general guidelines on power=compensator.
A series capacitor may be composed of several independent devices, called a set, serving each phase of a multi-phase power line.
In such situations, it is possible to map the set of capacitors on a single node and adding cables=*, just like power=switch.
It is also possible to use as many nodes as cables and connect them accordingly.
Examples
To be completed