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Power factor intelligent

TLJpes of Power Factor CorrecƟon Capacitors

ĂƉĂĐŝƚŽƌƐ ĨŽƌ ƉŽǁĞƌ ĨĂĐƚŽƌ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƟŽŶ
ĐŽŵĞ ŝŶ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƚLJƉĞƐ͕ ƐŝnjĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĚĞ-
ƐŝŐŶƐ͘ DŽƐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵŽŶůLJ ƵƐĞĚ ƉŽǁĞƌ
ĨĂĐƚŽƌ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƟŽŶ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚŽƌƐ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶ-
structed using metallized polypropylene
Įůŵ͕ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƉŽůLJĞƐƚĞƌ Įůŵ ĂŶĚ ƉĂƉĞƌ
types are also widely used.
Bi-metallized paper capacitors are com-
ŵŽŶůLJ ƵƐĞĚ ŝŶ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚ
ƌŽďƵƐƚ ƉŽǁĞƌ ĨĂĐƚŽƌ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƟŽŶ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͘
These capacitors are constructed to
withstand high temperatures and high
harmonic content.
ŝͲŵĞƚĂůůŝnjĞĚ ƉĂƉĞƌ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚŽƌƐ ĮŶĚ ŵĂŶLJ
ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŽŶ ƉŽǁĞƌ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐƐ͕ ǁŚŝůĞ
ŵĞƚĂůůŝnjĞĚ ƉůĂƐƟĐ Įůŵ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚŽƌƐ ĂƌĞ
ĐŽŵƉĂĐƚ͕ ůŝŐŚƚ͕ ĂŶĚ ŽīĞƌ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĐĂ-
ƉĂĐŝƚĂŶĐĞ ƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ
ƐĞůĨͲŚĞĂůŝŶŐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶ ǁŝƚŚƐƚĂŶĚ
ƌĂƉŝĚ ǀŽůƚĂŐĞ ŇƵĐƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ͘

WŽǁĞƌ &ĂĐƚŽƌ ŽƌƌĞĐƟŽŶ ĂƉĂĐŝƚŽƌƐ ĂůůŽǁ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ͘ ůŵŽƐƚ Ăůů ƉŽǁĞƌ ƵƟůŝƚLJ ĐŽŵƉĂ-
ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ŶŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ ĐŚĂƌŐŝŶŐ ƉŽǁĞƌ ĨĂĐƚŽƌ ƉĞŶĂůƟĞƐ
ĂǀŽŝĚ ĐŽƐƚůLJ ƉŽǁĞƌ ĨĂĐƚŽƌ WĞŶĂůƟĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ ŝŶĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJ ŝŶ
ƚŚĞ ƵƟůŝƚLJ͘ WŽǁĞƌ &ĂĐƚŽƌ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞ ŽĨ power usage. This charge is not always
ĂĐƚƵĂů ŬŝůŽǁĂƩƐ ;ŬtͿ ƵƐĞĚ ŝŶ ĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶ obvious on the power bill and requires a
ƚŽ ĂĐƚƵĂů ŬŝůŽͲǀŽůƚͲĂŵƉƐ ;<s Ϳ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚ͘ detailed analysis to determine the total
tŝƚŚ ƉƵƌĞůLJ ƌĞƐŝƐƟǀĞ ůŽĂĚƐ ƚŚĞ Ŭt ĂŶĚ ĐŚĂƌŐĞƐ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ WŽǁĞƌ &ĂĐƚŽƌ WĞŶĂů-
<s ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐ ŝŶ Ă ƉŽǁĞƌ ƟĞƐ ĂĐŚ DŽŶƚŚ͘ ĂƚŽŶ͛Ɛ WƌŽĚƵĐƚ &ĂŵŝůLJ
ĨĂĐƚŽƌ ŽĨ ϭ͘Ϭ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŝŶ ƚŽĚĂLJ͛Ɛ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ŽīĞƌƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚ Ă ĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ͛Ɛ
ǁŝƚŚ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ŝŶĚƵĐƟǀĞ ůŽĂĚƐ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ŶŽ power factor and reduce or eliminate
ůŽŶŐĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƐĞ͘ /ŶĚƵĐƟǀĞ ůŽĂĚƐ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ƉŽǁĞƌ ĨĂĐƚŽƌ ƉĞŶĂůƟĞƐ Ăƚ LJŽƵƌ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ͘ KƵƌ
motors, have losses associated with the factory trained associates can assist you
ƉŽǁĞƌ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƵƐƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŐŶĞƟĐ in determining if you are currently being
ĮĞůĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ǁŝŶĚŝŶŐƐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ůŽƐƐĞƐ ĂƌĞ penalized as well as provide you with a
ŶŽƚ ƌĞŇĞĐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ Ŭt ŵĞƚĞƌĞĚ ďƵƚ ĚŽ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ WŽǁĞƌ &ĂĐƚŽƌ ŽƌƌĞĐƟŽŶ
ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƚĂů <s ĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ^ŽůƵƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵƌ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ͘

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