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POWER FACTOR CORRECTION |
What is Power Factor?
Power factor basically is the measurement of how effectively your business uses the electricity supplied to the site. A power factor of 1 (or unity) is excellent. A power factor of below 0.95 may mean a higher than necessary kVA demand. Your business may be using energy inefficiently, resulting in unnecessary expense charged to your electricity account.
What benefits can be realised by addressing poor power factor?
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A lower ongoing energy kVA demand charges saving |
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you thousands of dollars. |
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A reduction in demand on your electrical supply, in |
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some cases freeing up hundreds of amps which can |
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save costly supply upgrades as your business grows. |
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Reduction in demand means a reduction in greenhouse |
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gas emissions |
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Improved system performance facilitated by cleaner |
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How do I improve my Power Factor?
The most effective method for improving Power factor is the installation of automatically controlled capacitor banks or ensuring your existing capacitor bank is efficient. Capacitor Banks are designed and sized to suit particular site conditions.
Avid Electrical can tailor a power factor correction solution to the specific needs of your business in some cases saving you tens of thousands of dollars.
Avid Electrical has been working in partnership with Captech to provide power factor correction to some of the largest companies through NSW including McDonalds, Aldi Stores, TAFE and NSW Universities.
Why not give us a call to see how much your business could be saving?
Contact us to further discuss your specific requirements.
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