The Other Mike wrote:

Harry, the diagram illustrated all the reactive correction capability on the
transmission network, not the distribution network or on a customers premises.
For reference the blue lines are 400kV, the black ones 275kV. While there can
be financial penalties for individual industrial and commercial consumers the
choice as to make corrections to their power factor is theirs alone.

Your statement that

"Capcitive reactance in the mains is extirely cancellled out by the massively
greater inductive reactance."

Is incorrect.

I think you are fighting an uphill battle there Mike. In Donald
Rumsfeld parlance, there seems to be an awful lot that Harry
doesn't know he doesn't know.

Without blowing your cover, I'm wondering if your ability to find
National Grid data sheets indicates you have a professional
interest in the subject.

Chris
--
Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Plant amazing Acers.