Energy is no longer a commodity, it's a necessity in today's world. Today most of our work and life depends on electricity. Research has shown that in the next 15 to 20 years Asia will be consuming more energy than any other part f the world. This is gradually going to become a pressing issue unless it is addressed soon. Asians pay very high electricity bills as compared to those who live in the US or Canada. It's time for Asia, especially countries like India to take a good look of where this is heading so that we have a solution before it gets to be a major problem.

Currently a variety of industries use APFC's within their power supply infrastructure. Some of these industries are mentioned below: Security Companies, Banks and many others. To cater for such high and varied demands there are different types of suppliers that you can source APFC control Panels from. These range from - APFC Control Panel Manufacturers - Panel Builders - Integrators - Energy Services Companies Due to industries and businesses which operate 24 by 7 (also considering the entry of multi nationals within the country), these types of companies need to operate heavy electrical equipment on a continuous cycle. Naturally the demand for APFC Control Panels has increased dramatically. Currently large industries and businesses face electrical load fluctuations which result in wastage of energy. This energy load is created by large machinery, data centers, freezers, air conditioners, etc... These large electrical loads results in a lagging power factor which in turn wastes energy. Industry standards dictate that the Power Factor ideally should be maintained at Unity which is not something that businesses and industrial outlets can maintain. Historically the power factor has always been less than 1.

Since Power Factor plays an important role. It's important that we understand what Power Factor means in literal terms. Here is an attempt to break this down into a much simpler definition. Power factor is a ratio of power utilized (KW) along with the Power Drawn (KVA). In common terms when power is applied to any electrical motor most of the power is not utilized correctly as (KW). Thus quite often there is an excessive use of KVA due to the specific induction in the design of the motor. Usually this can be handled specially if the load that's been produced is a fixed load as manual intervention can be applied. However this is usually not practical in large industrial manufacturing companies. This is where APFC provides most of its value as it is able to maintain a continuous high power factor. APFC provides good value for money since the KVAR required is smaller in terms of investment as compared to that of a fixed capacitor.

According to the State Electricity Board (SEB's) in India there is a specific standard by which industries and businesses are required to abide by. The average Power Factor needs to be maintained above the specified limit of 0.85 to 0.90 PF. If this has not been followed through appropriately, companies in India face penalty charges on top of their current standard bill.

Failures in the above areas can lead to the following flaws in an APFC - Higher Maintenance and frequent visits for servicing - Poorer PF raises the kVA consumed When choosing an APFC you need to note that a well designed APFC will have at minimum the following features -- Rust free steal material to create the Panels -- The Harmonic current will be less --The APFC control panel will have micro controllers and digital computation -- High Voltage, Low Voltage do not affect the capacitor

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