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How to Apply Capacitors to Low Voltage Power Systems
Power Factor
Understanding Power Factor
Improving Power Factor
Advantages of Maintaining a High Power Factor
Elimination of Penalty Dollars
Additional Capacity in Electrical System
Reduction of I2R Losses
How to Determine Amount of KVAR Required
Analysis of Utility Bills
Location of Required Capacitors
Method #1
Capacitor at Load
Method #2
Fixed Capacitor Bank
Method #3
Automatic Capacitor Bank
Method #4
Combination of Methods
Harmonic Distortion Problems
Harmonic Distortion
Engineering Data
Definitions
Basic Relations

Power Factor Correction Application Guide

THE ADVANTAGES OF MAINTAINING A HIGH POWER FACTOR

ADDITIONAL CAPACITY IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A high power factor can help you utilize the full capacity of your electrical system. To refresh our memory, let's look again at the power triangle story, shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3. Remember that KVA is a measure of the total power generated by the utility for you to accomplish your KW of work. Remember that the KVA figure is the amount of power passing through your plant transformer, and limited by its rated size: e.g. 750 KVA, 1500 KVA, 2500 KVA, etc. In the previous example, we reduced your transformer loading from 1160 to 913 KVA, thus allowing for more load to be added in the future.

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