Branch Options: Series Capacitor
The Series Capacitor tab of the Branch Options dialog displays information related to a series capacitor, including its status.
Status
The capacitor itself has two status positions, Bypassed and In Service. When the series capacitor is in service, the branch is modeled as a reactive branch, using the line parameters from the Parameters page. If the capacitor is bypassed, a low impedance branch is introduced to bypass the capacitor. Note that this is not the same as the branch status of Open or Closed. The branch status is the indicator of whether or not the entire circuit is operating (closed), regardless of Bypassed or In Service status on the capacitor itself.
Is Series Capacitor
If this box is checked, the branch can be treated as a series capacitor, with the series Status of Bypassed or In-Service available.