Hello, all. I'm an EE by trade but have never worked with, nor designed, AC power distribution systems. On overhead medium-voltage (say up to 69 kV) lines one often sees banks of subject capacitors on the utility pole. While I certainly understand why they are used, I've never understood how engineers decide exactly where to place them along the distribution line. Is this done by first making a power factor measurement at the candidate utility pole location or by just guestimating based upon expected downstream inductively reactive loads? Thanks for your reply and comment. Sincerely,
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