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    The document provides a formula for calculating the value of a power factor correction capacitor. It explains that the apparent power is calculated using the load voltage and current. The power factor is the true power divided by the apparent power. The reactive power, or KVAR, is used to calculate the capacitor value for a given power factor and is derived from the apparent and true power values. An example calculation is shown where the load voltage and current are used to find apparent power, true and reactive power are calculated from this, and then the rectance and capacitance values are determined to provide a capacitor value of 124.9uF.

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    The document provides a formula for calculating the value of a power factor correction capacitor. It explains that the apparent power is calculated using the load voltage and current. The power factor is the true power divided by the apparent power. The reactive power, or KVAR, is used to calculate the capacitor value for a given power factor and is derived from the apparent and true power values. An example calculation is shown where the load voltage and current are used to find apparent power, true and reactive power are calculated from this, and then the rectance and capacitance values are determined to provide a capacitor value of 124.9uF.

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    Power Factor Correction Formula

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    The document provides a formula for calculating the value of a power factor correction capacitor. It explains that the apparent power is calculated using the load voltage and current. The power factor is the true power divided by the apparent power. The reactive power, or KVAR, is used to calculate the capacitor value for a given power factor and is derived from the apparent and true power values. An example calculation is shown where the load voltage and current are used to find apparent power, true and reactive power are calculated from this, and then the rectance and capacitance values are determined to provide a capacitor value of 124.9uF.

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    Power factor correction formula

    The following formulae are used to calculate the value of power factor correction
    capacitor
    1. Apparent power
    It is the load voltage x Load current
    Eg. Load voltage = 230V
    Load current = 10A
    Then 230x10 = 2300 VA or 2.3 KVA
    2. Power factor
    It is the True power (W) divided by the Apparent power
    Eg. True power = 1KW
    Apparent power = 2.3KVA
    Then PF = 0.43
    3. Reactive power or KVAR
    It is used to calculate the capacitor value for the particular power factor
    Eg. True power = 1KW
    Apparent power = 2.3KVA
    Reactive power Q =  
      2    2
    2.3 2 1 2 = 2.07 
    2

    Then Q = V / X
    X is the load Rectance and Q is the Reactive power
    Eg. (230)2 / 2.07 = 25555= 25.5 Ohms
    Capacitance C = 1 / 2Pi.f.c = 1 / 2x3.14x50x25.5
    1 / 8007 = 0.0001249
    That is 0.0001249 x 106 = 124.9uF

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