Reduce electricity bills & avoid utility penalties with our Automatic Power Factor Correction (APFC) panels. Improve system efficiency and capacity. Get a free power factor analysis.
Automatic Power Factor Correction (APFC) Panel
A poor power factor is a hidden cost, leading to increased electricity bills, utility penalties, and reduced capacity of your electrical system. Our Automatic Power Factor Correction (APFC) Panels continuously monitor and automatically maintain a high power factor by strategically switching capacitor banks in and out of the circuit. This compensates for inductive loads from motors and transformers, optimizing your energy usage, reducing costs, and enhancing the overall efficiency and capacity of your electrical infrastructure.
How APFC Panels Work
The panel’s controller constantly measures the system’s power factor. If it detects a lagging (inductive) power factor, it automatically energizes the required number of capacitor steps to bring the power factor close to unity (1.0). As the load changes, the controller adjusts accordingly, ensuring optimal correction at all times.
Key Benefits
- Reduced Energy Costs: Lowers kVA demand and minimizes utility penalties, leading to significant savings on your electricity bill.
- Increased System Capacity: By reducing reactive power, it effectively frees up capacity in transformers, cables, and switchgear.
- Improved Voltage Stability: Helps in maintaining a stable voltage level, which improves the performance and life of electrical equipment.
- Enhanced Equipment Life: Reduces the current flowing through the system, minimizing losses and heat generation in cables and transformers.
Ideal For Facilities With:
- A high number of inductive loads (e.g., Induction Motors, Transformers, Welding Sets, Furnaces).
- Fluctuating load conditions.
- High electricity bills with demand charges or power factor penalties.
Applications
- Manufacturing and Industrial Plants
- Large Commercial Buildings (Hospitals, Malls, Offices)
- Water Treatment Plants
- Data Centers
- Any facility with a significant number of electric motors.
