IEEE C37.99-2000
IEEE Guide for the Protection of Shunt Capacitor Banks
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IEEE C37.99-2000 is a technical guide for the protection of shunt capacitor banks, written for power, energy, and industrial applications. It addresses protection practices that help limit damage from faults, switching stress, and abnormal operating conditions in capacitor bank installations. For engineers, utilities, and plant personnel, this standard supports more consistent design and equipment selection where capacitor banks are used to improve system performance and reactive power management.
What is IEEE C37.99-2000?
This standard provides guidance on protecting shunt capacitor banks, with emphasis on the practical electrical conditions that can affect their safe and reliable operation. IEEE C37.99-2000 is relevant to the planning of protection schemes, coordination of protective devices, and consideration of bank configurations in power systems. It serves as a technical reference for understanding how capacitor bank protection may be approached in a structured and defensible way.
Where is IEEE C37.99-2000 used?
IEEE C37.99-2000 is commonly used in utility substations, industrial power distribution systems, and other installations where shunt capacitor banks support voltage control and power factor correction. It is particularly useful when specifying protection for switched or fixed capacitor banks, selecting relays and switching equipment, and coordinating with surrounding network protection. The guidance is relevant to engineers managing capacitor bank application in energized power systems and related industrial facilities.
Why is IEEE C37.99-2000 important?
This guide matters because capacitor banks can be vulnerable to overcurrent, overvoltage, inrush effects, and other operating stresses that may shorten service life or cause failure. IEEE C37.99-2000 helps improve design consistency, supports safer protection choices, and reduces the risk of misapplication during procurement or engineering review. Using a recognized guide also makes it easier to align protection practices with expected performance and operational reliability requirements.
- Shunt capacitor bank protection guidance
- Power system and industrial application focus
- Protection coordination considerations
- Support for switching and fault stress control
- Superseded IEEE standard reference
- Publication Date: 2000
- Standard Status: Superseded
- Publisher: IEEE
- Subject: Power, Energy and Industry Applications
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