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Power Factor Correction

Power Factor Correction

Power Factor Correction

(OP)
Gentlemen:

What effect do UPS, solid-state devices, computers, and other electronic equipment have on power factor?

Improve, decrease, or no effect.

Thanks for any assistance.

RE: Power Factor Correction

The distortion power factor is usually influenced in a bad way.

The displacement power factor will usually stay just under 1.00

If the UPS, solid-state devices, computers, and other electronic equipment have an Active Front End (AFE) or a PFC (Power Factor Correction) system then the influence is close to nil.

Please note that PFC is not the same thing as power factor compensation capacitors.

Gunnar Englund
www.gke.org
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RE: Power Factor Correction

Solid states devices in general draw non-sinusoidal current. This total rms current can be broken down per Fourier analysis into fundamental current and multiple different harmonic currents. One a pure voltage sinusoidal source, only the fundamental rms current delivers real power, watts. All other harmonic currents only cause distortion and additional heating in the supply. This relationship between the total rms current and fundamental rms current is referred to as distortion power factor, Dist PF = Fund rms/total rms. The real power delivery for a single phase system equation then becomes P=V1*Irms(tot)*dist.PF *Disp.PF. Hope that helps.

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RE: Power Factor Correction

(OP)
Gentlemen:

Thanks for your informative responses. My questions are now resolved.

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