Power Factor Correction

Power factor Correction is essential in large industrial and commercial business to avoid higher cost in electrical usage, this also applies to residential applications although, residential homes are not penalized for a low power factor.

By increasing the power factor or percentage at which electricity is being efficiently used, we can lower the amount of resistance on the wires that a load is being drawn. Therefore lowering the amperage and the watts which results in lower power usage, thus lowering electrical consumption. This is known as power factor correction.

This applies to either industrial, commercial or residential, although the final reduction in energy will vary depending on induction loads the final outcome is a savings on electricity in all applications. If we did not have power factor correction devices the utilities companies would need to build more power plants, and you know if they had to build more plants they would need more money and so on ect...

The utilities companies have been using this technology for as long as they have been building power plants. They need to keep as close to (1.0) perfect power factor as possible to supply the electricity to homes and businesses efficiently and keep their cost at a minimum.

The most common way to achieve power factor correction is with the application of capacitors. Capacitors have been used to correct power factor since electricity has been used in a wide spread locations. Kvar Energy Products offers the latest in power factor correction units, backed with either a 12yr or 5yr warranty. All our units are UL approved, Certified Green, CSA/SA certified, RoHS compliant, MADE IN USA.