Optimize Your Energy, Reduce Costs: High-Performance Automatic Power Factor Correction (APFC) Panel
Product Overview
Are you grappling with escalating electricity bills, frequent power factor penalties, or reduced efficiency of your electrical equipment? Our Automatic Power Factor Correction (APFC) Panel is the intelligent solution designed to address these critical challenges. By automatically detecting and correcting the power factor of your electrical system, our APFC panel ensures optimal energy utilization, significantly reduces operational costs, and enhances the overall health and longevity of your machinery.
Ideal for industrial, commercial, and utility applications with significant inductive loads, our APFC panels are engineered for reliability, efficiency, and seamless integration into existing electrical infrastructure.
Key Features
Advanced Microprocessor Controller: High-speed, intelligent controller continuously monitors and analyzes the reactive power in your system, engaging or disengaging capacitor banks with precision to maintain the desired power factor (typically 0.99 lagging to unity).
High-Quality Capacitor Banks: Utilizes robust, low-loss, heavy-duty metallized polypropylene (MPP) or All-Polypropylene (APP) capacitors, designed for long operational life and stable performance even under fluctuating load conditions.
Modular Design: Available in various kVAr ratings with a step-wise approach, allowing for easy expansion and customization to match specific load requirements.
Fast & Accurate Switching: Employs high-durability contactors for reliable and swift switching of capacitor steps. (Optional: Thyristor-switched panels for ultra-fast, transient-free switching in highly dynamic load environments).
Comprehensive Protection: Integrated protection features including overcurrent, overvoltage, undervoltage, short-circuit, and harmonic protection ensure the safety and longevity of the panel and connected equipment.
User-Friendly HMI: Intuitive LCD/LED display provides real-time data on power factor, voltage, current, kVAr, kW, kVA, and harmonic distortion levels, enabling easy monitoring and diagnostics.
Robust Enclosure: Constructed from heavy-gauge CRCA steel with excellent powder coating, offering IP4X/IP5X protection against dust and water ingress, ensuring durability in harsh industrial environments.
In-built Ventilation: Forced air cooling or natural ventilation ensures optimal operating temperatures for internal components, extending their lifespan.
Harmonic Filtering (Optional/Integrated): For systems with significant harmonic distortion, panels can be equipped with detuned reactors to protect capacitors and the overall system from harmonic resonance.
Manual/Automatic Operation: Offers flexibility for manual control or fully automatic, unattended operation.
Core Benefits
Significant Energy Bill Reduction: Eliminate power factor penalties and minimize reactive power charges, leading to substantial savings on electricity bills.
Improved Power Quality: Stabilizes voltage levels, reduces current fluctuations, and mitigates harmonic distortion, contributing to a healthier electrical system.
Extended Equipment Lifespan: Reduces thermal stress on transformers, cables, and motors, enhancing their operational life and reducing maintenance costs.
Increased System Capacity: By reducing reactive power, the existing electrical infrastructure (transformers, cables) can carry more active power, effectively increasing system capacity without costly upgrades.
Enhanced Operational Efficiency: Ensures your electrical equipment operates at its peak efficiency, delivering consistent performance.
Regulatory Compliance: Helps meet utility company power factor regulations, avoiding potential fines and ensuring grid stability.
Reduced Carbon Footprint: By optimizing energy consumption, APFC panels contribute to environmental sustainability.
Technical Specifications (Typical)
Parameter
Details
Rated Power (kVAr)
25 kVAr to 1200 kVAr (Custom higher ratings available)
Rated Voltage
415V AC, 3 Phase, 50/60 Hz (Other voltages on request)
Control Type
Microprocessor-based, Automatic Stepped Control
Target Power Factor
0.99 Lagging to Unity
Switching Steps
4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16 steps (Configurable)
Capacitor Type
MPP (Metallized Polypropylene) / APP (All-Polypropylene), Heavy Duty
Switching Devices
Heavy-duty Power Contactors with Series Reactors (Optional: Thyristor)
Display
LCD / LED Multifunction Meter
Protection
Overcurrent, Overvoltage, Undervoltage, Short Circuit, High Temperature, Harmonics (Optional)
Enclosure Material
CRCA Steel, Powder Coated
IP Protection
IP4X / IP5X (Higher upon request)
Cooling
Natural Air Cooled / Forced Air Cooled (depending on rating)
Cable Entry
Bottom / Top (Configurable)
Applicable Standards
IEC 61921, IS 13340, IS 13585
Operating Temperature
-5°C to +50°C
Humidity
Up to 95% RH (Non-condensing)
Applications
Our APFC Panels are indispensable for any facility with significant inductive loads, including:
