ECONOMIC IMPACT

What is the effect of poor network quality?

From production downtime to penalties on the bill, the effects directly involve operating costs and loss of competitiveness.

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Voltage fluctuations

Voltage and frequency variations outside the regulatory limits affect your installation’s operability and safety.

Damage to electronic equipment and PLCs
Unplanned service interruptions
Reduced productivity
Increased repair costs

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Reactive energy consumption

Inductive or capacitive reactive energy reduces efficiency and generates increasing monthly surcharges on the electricity bill.

Penalties on the electricity bill
Increased current in lines
Power transformer saturation
Reduced network capacity

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Current harmonics

AC/DC converters generate harmonics that distort the network, causing overheating, insulation failures and interference.

Overheating of conductors and motors
Unwanted tripping of protections
Premature capacitor deterioration
Shorter useful life of LED lighting

SOLUTIONS FRAMEWORK

Network Quality: Supply and Consumption

To optimise your installation, you need to act on both the energy you receive and the energy you consume. Circutor offers certified solutions for both dimensions.

POWER QUALITY

The energy received from the network


Analyse the parameters of the power supplied by the distributor: voltage, frequency, harmonics, flicker and quality events as per EN 50160 and IEC 61000-4-30 Ed.3.

CONSUMPTION QUALITY

What your installation generates


Measure and correct the problems caused by your own loads: current harmonics, inductive and capacitive reactive energy consumption and phase imbalances.

POWER QUALITY

Analyse the quality of the energy supplied from the network

Class A certified analyzers as per IEC 61000-4.30 Ed.3 with automatic reports according to the EN 50160 standard, guaranteeing reliable data for decision-making purposes.

QNA 600

Power quality analyzer


Class A certified analyzer for the overall analysis of the installation. Generate automatic reports in compliance with the EN 50160 standard without manual calculations.

100% certified as per IEC 61000-4-30 Ed. 3
Weekly or configurable automatic reports as per EN 50160
Automatic ITIC curve — detect equipment damage
Capture transients from 0.04 ms @ 50 Hz
Harmonics and interharmonics up to the 63rd order
4G / Wi-Fi / 2×Ethernet + GPS positioning

INSTALLATION

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CVM-A1600

Class A certified analyzer for panels


Three devices in one: power quality analyzer, electrical power analyzer and energy meter. 8″ touchscreen with phasors and real-time ITIC curve.

8″ touchscreen with phasors and real-time ITIC curve
Integrated web server for local and remote access
Indicates direction of harmonics: installation loads or network
Datalogger with up to 5 years of data storage
Real-time oscillographs (integrated oscilloscope)
RS-485 / Wi-Fi / 2×Ethernet / GPS

INSTALLATION

 

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MYeBOX® 1600A

Power quality analyzer


Portable device essential for conducting energy audits and reviewing power quality and consumption. Configurable remotely from the MYeBOX App or MYeBOX Cloud.

Class A certified — IEC 61000-4-30 Ed. 3
MYeBOX App + MYeBOX Cloud for remote management
Compatible with MFC flexible and CPG rigid clamps
Leak channel filter: fundamental current with and without harmonics
Datalogger up to 5 years · 4G / Wi-Fi / Ethernet / GPS
Remote correction of wiring errors from the App

INSTALLATION

 

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CONSUMPTION QUALITY · HARMONIC FILTERING

Eliminate harmonics from your installation

AC/DC converters in variable speed drives, UPS systems, LED lighting and electric vehicle chargers generate harmonics that distort the network. Active filters eliminate them by injecting a counter-phase set of currents.

Improved network quality

Damage to electronic equipment and PLCs
Harmonic and interharmonic filtering up to the 50th order
Phase current balancing — reduces neutral current
Flicker mitigation: compensation of fluctuating loads
Anti-resonance system with automatic detection and activation

Improved energy efficiency

Power factor correction (cos φ) including harmonics
Reduced phase and neutral currents
Increased nominal capacity of the transformer
Smart thermal management — 15-year guaranteed useful life

Choose your filtering solution

AFQm

Active multi-function filter


Next-generation with multilevel (3-level) topology. Superior performance to 2-level systems. Ideal for connections and sub-panels with high load variability.

75A – 400A (wall-mounted and cabinet)
Multi-voltage: 400 / 480 / 550 / 690 Vac · 50/60 Hz
Elimination of harmonics up to the 50th order
Phase balancing + multifunction reactive energy compensation
Touchscreen + built-in power analyzer
7-year datalogger · Filtering as per IEEE 519

FILTERED CURRENT

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AFQs

Active Filter · Silicon Carbide


SiC technology: 70% smaller, only 13 kg and >98% efficiency. Designed for installation next to variable speed drives or in motor panels with limited space.

30A — First European manufacturer to apply SiC
>98% efficiency · 13 kg · Volume reduced by 70%
Harmonics up to the 50th order with selectable frequencies
Inductive and capacitive reactive energy compensation
Balancing of two-phase currents in three-wire networks

RECOMMENDED USE

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LRZ / LRBZ

Passive reactors and filters


Passive solution for stable loads such as motors with frequency converters. Especially suitable when the current is constant and the variability is minimal.

LCL filter: THD(I) < 5% in 6-pulse converters
LRZ up to 63A · LRBZ up to 600A
LRZ/LRBZ: reduces THD from 40–50% to ~20%
Complies with EN 61000-4-3 and IEEE 519 standards
Installation on the mains side or load side of the transducer

RECOMMENDED USE

 

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CONSUMPTION QUALITY · REACTIVE ENERGY COMPENSATION

Avoid penalties by improving the power factor

Reactive energy is essential for motors, transformers and coils to operate, but an excess of this energy leads to increasing penalties on the bill and losses in the distribution lines.

Compensating the reactive energy reduces circulating currents, unloads lines and transformers and eliminates monthly surcharges due to low power factor.

Direct reduction in the energy bill
Unloading of lines and transformers, lower losses
Voltage regulation and stabilisation in the installation
Reduction of CO2 emissions due to lower kVA demand

 

Choose the right solution for your installation

OPTIM P&POPTIM FR P&POPTIM FREOPTIM SVGmSVGm
OPTIM P&POPTIM FR P&POPTIM FREOPTIM SVGmSVGm
Inductive reactive energy
Capacitive reactive energy
Compensation typePassive (capacitors)Passive (capacitors)Passive (capacitors)Passive + ActiveActive (IGBT)
Rapid load variations✓ Thyristor
Harmonic protectionNo presenceDetuned filterDetuned filter✓ ModularImmune
Max. output @ 440 V1.600 kvar1.200 kvar1.200 kvar674 kvar400 kvar
MaintenancePassivePassivePassiveLowMinimum
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MEDIUM VOLTAGE

Reactive energy compensation in Medium Voltage

For installations operating with Medium Voltage, Circutor designs and manufactures capacitor banks and power electronics solutions (SVGm + AFQm) suited to each project.

More than 50 years of experience, with our own factory in Spain, including a laboratory and clean room for testing. We guarantee the highest quality and traceability in every manufactured component.

Generation, transmission and distribution

Receiving and distributing substations, network nodes. Wind and hydroelectric power plants.

Photovoltaic plants

Compliance with grid codes and voltage profile required by the system operator.

Medium Voltage Industry

Pumping, desalination plants, paper mills, cement plants, petrochemical plants and steel mills operating with Medium Voltage.

MV distribution / LV consumption

Installations with multiple transformer substations and constant reactive energy consumption in LV.

years developing network quality and reactive energy compensation solutions

countries with active Circutor installations worldwide

AFQm and AFQs active filters year guaranteed useful life

1st

european manufacturer to apply SiC technology in active harmonic filters