Stadium Upgrades for Reading Phillies

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HGA Active Harmonic Filter

Problem

FirstEnergy Stadium, home of the Reading Fightin Phils, unveiled a new player development facility and community center for the 2024 season. The Fightin Phils new Redner’s Event Center will house the home and away team clubhouses, batting cages, weight rooms, female locker rooms, dining areas and kitchens and training room facilities. It also offers a banquet hall that can serve up to 500 guests.

The size of the facility requires some powerful HVAC equipment, which can cause some major harmonics on the grid. During the planning stages of the project, TCI was contacted to assist in mitigating the harmonics before they became a major problem to surrounding neighbors and the power company.

Solution

Two active filters were ordered and put into place: 100 amp and 50 amp HGAs. As a result to adding the two active filters, the Utility company has approved the harmonic limits output from the facility, their sensitive HVAC equipment will continue to run smoothly, and the facility won’t be putting harmful harmonics back onto the power grid affecting neighborhoods surrounding the stadium.

Protecting ECMs from Harmful Harmonics

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HSE Passive Harmonic Filter

Problem

An HVACR manufacturer reached out to TCI because they needed help mitigating the harmonics caused by their Electrically Commutated Motors (ECMs) on a fan wall. TCI’s application engineers worked to configure different approaches that would successfully remove the harmonics putting the ECM’s at risk.

Our experts gave two solutions  – either do a larger filter big enough to mitigate the harmonics, or two smaller filters in tandem. The bigger filter would be the more economical approach but would be more difficult to install and manage electrically and physically than two smaller harmonic filter units.

 

Solution

The HVACR Manufacturer decided to go with the second option – two smaller units. TCI recommended two 150 HP HSEs with PQconnect for ease of installation and to successfully mitigate the harmonics at a level that no longer posed a risk to the facility by harming expensive equipment and creating downtime. The HSE is part of TCI’s HarmonicShield passive filter line, and is specifically designed to work with any type of EC Motor, and the addition of PQconnect allows for real-time data and monitoring.

Harmonics Become Issue for Potato Grower

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HGA Active Harmonic Filter

Problem

With limited harvesting time and a long term storage process, potato growers face a variety of electrical demands. The month of October is the height of activity at the potato plant. This is both harvest and preparation time for the potatoes to be shipped or stored for the remainder of the year.

With the increase in activity at the facility, the necessity for maximum power is essential. More than ever, the plant needs to run their HVAC coolers to keep the potatoes at a constant temperature during storage.

The location of the plant and facilities lies on the outer edge of the power grid. With multiple businesses running off the same grid line, the voltage distortion had been driven up and was causing the other businesses issues with their electrical power.

Solution

Two large active filters were ordered and put into place: 300 HP and 500 HP. During off seasons, the larger active filter can be shut down when the equipment is sitting idle. But during the busy peak season, the filter can be running to accommodate the increase in power usage.

As a result to adding the two active filters, the Utility company has approved the harmonic limits output from the facility, the potato farm has avoided penalties from the Utility company, and neighboring businesses are not impacted by harmonics caused by the potato plant.