Automatic Power Factor Control (APFC) Panels

APFC or Automatic Power Factor Control Panels are mainly used for the improvement of Power Factor. Power Factor can be explained as ratio of active power to apparent power and it is a key factor in measuring electrical consumption. Due to higher supplied current, circulation of reactive energy on distribution networks results in:

• Overload of transformers,
• Higher temperature rises of the supply cables,
• Additional losses,
• Large voltage drops,
• Higher energy consumption and cost,
• Less distributed active power.
  For these reasons, there is a great advantage to generate reactive energy at the load level in order to prevent the unnecessary circulation of current in the network. This is what is known as “Power Factor Correction” There are two types of APFC Panels,
• Thyristor switched APFC Panel
  Contactor switched APFC Panel
• APFC Panels come real handy in the achievement of this purpose Use of these control panels becomes indispensable in those industries where electrical installations are meant to supply to large electrical load. A dip in Power Factor can attract operational losses and a penalty from electricity board, responsible for electricity supply.

APFC Panels can effectively and automatically manage quickly changing and scattered loads along with the retention of high Power Factor.