Power Quality and Power Factor Correction
Power Factor = True Power/Apparent Power. Real Power - Power used to run equipment, expressed in kW. Reactive Power - Power which does not end up of any use - loss. Apparent Power - Real Power - Reactive Power. The bottom line is that your PF percentage symbolises how much of the total current is being drawn by you which is actually used to do real work and put to a productive purpose. For example, a PF of 95 per cent signifies that 5 per cent of the current flowing into your facility is non-working power and is pretty much a loss for you. This is why it is critical to explore Schneider Electric India’s power factor techniques.