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Power Factor
Power Factor
Power Factor
What is PF ?
What is PF ?
What is PF ?
What is PF ?
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Capacitor Selection
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Capacitor Selection
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Capacitor Selection
For example:
Motor A is a 200 KW 6 pole motor with a
magnetizing current of 124A. From tables, the
correction applied would be 37KVAR. From the
calculations, this would require a correction of
68.7 KVAR
Motor B is a 375KW 2 pole motor with a half load
efficiency of 93.9% and a half load power factor
of 0.805, the correction recommended by the
tables is 44 KVAR while the calculations reveal
that the correction should be 81.3KVAR
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Capacitor Selection
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Capacitor Selection
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Capacitor Selection
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Correcting your PF ?
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Correcting your PF ?
As shown in the diagram, reactive power (measured in
kVAr) caused by inductance always acts at a 90 angle to
real power. Capacitors store kVAr and release energy
opposing the reactive energy caused by the inductor. This
implies that inductance and capacitance react 180 to each
other. The presence of both in the same circuit results in
the continuous alternating transfer of energy between the
capacitor and the inductor, thereby reducing the current
flow from the generator to the circuit. When the circuit is
balanced, all the energy released by the inductor is
absorbed by the capacitor.
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The Basics:
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Why do we Install
Capacitors?
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Other Benefits:
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Other Benefits:
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Other Benefits:
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Summary of Benefits:
Off-load transformers
What we learned..