Zeljko has 26 years of experience in the UPS (uninterruptible power supply) and Power Quality industry in Australia. From the service engineer role to national service manager, he was involved in negotiating, delivery, installation, commissioning and maintenance of the systems up to 1600kVA. Regardless of the rating, he is always passionate about delivering the right solution for the application and ensuring customer satisfaction as a priority. He is a very keen sailor and will use any excuse to get out on the water.
Power Factor Correction
Power Factor Correction Capacitor Banks
In an electric power system, a load with a low power factor draws more current than a load with a high power factor for the same amount of useful power transferred. The higher currents increase the energy lost in the distribution system, and require larger wires and other equipment. Because of the costs of larger equipment and wasted energy, electrical utilities will usually charge a higher cost to industrial or commercial customers where there is a low power factor.
Linear loads with low power factor (such as induction motors) can be corrected with a passive network of capacitors or inductors. Non-linear loads, such as rectifiers, distort the current drawn from the system. In such cases, active or passive power factor correction may be used to counteract the distortion and raise the power factor.
Have a look at our range of products and services aimed at improving the power factor of your system:
- Power Quality Services
- Automatic Power Factor Correction
- Power Factor Controller
- Real-Time automatic Power Factor Correction
- Three-phase Capacitors