why capacitor bank always connected in delta,why not in
star to a system?

Answer Posted / biswajit goswami

star connected capacitor bank draw less current than delta connection, when we connect the capacitor bank in star connection in 3 phase circuit it reduce less reactive current than connected in delta ,so delta connected capacitor bank is more effective,so we connect capacitor bank in delta connection.

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