Manual
 
 
KVCG202/EN M/H
 
 
compensation on the relay to correct for the additional error that would occur because of 
this.  This is shown in Figure 18.  In this example Vr is set to: 
Vr = 
3 x Ip x XT tan φ
 VT_ratio
 
where Cosϕ  = power factor of the load 
 
Figure 18: Negative reactance control at non unity power factor 
As previously described Figures 15 and 16 show the use of negative reactance control 
where line drop compensation is also being used.  Because the reactive setting, Vxl, is 
based on the transformer reactance and not the line reactance a small error is introduced 
at unity power factor currents.  If the power factor is decreased this error will increase.  It 
is possible to increase the resistive compensation setting to help decrease this error.  
However, the resultant error can still be significant at low power factors.  Figure 19 
demonstrates this.  In this example Vr is set to:  
Vr = 
3 x IP x (RL + (XL + XT) tan φ)
 VT_ratio 
 
 
Figure 19: Low power factor with negative reactance control and LDC 1 
There is a feature included within the KVGC to overcome the effect of a system with a 
low power factor.  The feature alters the angle between the resistive and reactive 
compensation.  This angle is nominally 90° however by setting it to  (90 - θ)° the error can 
be reduced, see Figure 20.  In the KVGC settings the power factor angle θ° is set which 
alters the angle between the resistive and reactive compensation to (90 - θ)°.  Note, the 
power factor angle setting θ is only visible when Vxl is set negative.  In this example Vr is 
set to: