POWER FACTOR IMPROVEMENT FOR TILE FACTORY

• Author(s): Aye Mar Oo ; Pwint Phyu Thae
• Paper ID: 1701482
• Page: 78-84
• Published Date: 13-08-2019
• Published In: Iconic Research And Engineering Journals
• Publisher: IRE Journals
• e-ISSN: 2456-8880
• Volume/Issue: Volume 3 Issue 2 August-2019

Abstract

In industries, the overall power factor is very poor because of inductive loads. A lower power factor causes a higher current flow for a given load. As the line current increases, the voltage drop in the conductor increases, which may result in a lower voltage at the equipment. With an improved power factor, the voltage drop in the conductor is reduced, improving the voltage at the equipment. Loads drawing reactive power also demand reactive current. Installing power factor correction capacitors at the end of existing circuits near the inductive loads reduces the current carried by each circuit. The reduction in current flow resulting from improved power factor may allow the circuit to carry new loads, saving the cost of upgrading the distribution network when extra capacity is required for additional machinery or equipment, saving the factory thousands of kyats in unnecessary upgrade costs. In addition, the reduced current flow reduces resistive losses in the circuit. This paper describes the power factor improvement for Wai Yan Lwin Tile Factory. The suitable size capacitor bank is calculated for each of the improved power factors from 0.77 to 0.98.

Keywords

Power Factor, Power Factor Correction, Industrial Load, Capacitor Bank

Citations

IRE Journals:
Aye Mar Oo , Pwint Phyu Thae "POWER FACTOR IMPROVEMENT FOR TILE FACTORY" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 3 Issue 2 2019 Page 78-84

IEEE:
Aye Mar Oo , Pwint Phyu Thae "POWER FACTOR IMPROVEMENT FOR TILE FACTORY" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 3(2)