Industries are heavily dependent on power for their machinery. The demand for power increases as the industrial activities surge. But, the industries fail to utilize the supplied power effectively and end up using more power. This unnecessarily increases the burden by way of higher power bills and /or penalties. At this stage, APFC panel is of utmost importance. APFC panels are automatic control system which consists of microprocessor controller and multiple capacitors. These panels can be turned on/ off automatically on an individual basis. These panels ensure consistently high power factor by meeting the reactive power needs of any machinery. The function of an APFC panel (Automatic Power Factor Control) is to improve the power factor.
Power factor can be termed as the ratio of active power to apparent power and is a major component in measuring electrical consumption. The power factor can be improved, whenever required by just switching on and off the required capacitor bank units automatically. These days the cost of electricity is going up and therefore it becomes imperative for everyone to reduce the expenditure costs incurred on electricity consumption by harnessing electrical utility by operation at required power factor to reduce the penalty rising due to continuous power factor drop. These panels are used to control industrial power consumption by stabilizing the power factor.
The micro controller in the panel detects the power factor value at different stages, if the power factor goes below 0.9 (lagging) during peak hours the capacitor banks get automatically connected to improve the factor.
Advantages
There are a couple of benefits associated with the use of APFC panels, these can be listed as under:
- These tools optimize electricity consumption and minimize electricity bills and the penalty related to the consumption.
- They minimize operational cost losses.
- These instruments have a programmable micro controllers which can sense and control the electricity supply load without any delay.
- As every operation is done automatically with the use of this panel, it is very easy to use.
- A consistent power factor rate can be maintained as the panels can switch on and switch off the concerned capacitors as and when required.
- A rate of higher and consistent power factor can be easily maintained with the use of these panels, even under the fluctuating loads.
We have established a good name in the industry for manufacturing and supply of APFC panels and we have achieved this due to our experienced and dedicated staff. We adhere to all the quality controls in manufacturing this product and our production programme is as per the set industry norms and we also comply with the regulations laid down for electrical safety. This has led to improve our brand image in the market. We also provide customized services for designing the panels as per the requirements and specifications required by our customers.