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POWER FACTOR CORRECTION

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TABLE 3
KW Multipliers for Determining Capacitor Kilovars

 
 

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Origi Desired Power Factor

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0.81 0.82 0.83 0.84 0.85 0.86 0.87 0.88 0.89 0.90 0.91
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0.51 .962 .989 1.01 1.04 1.06 1.09 1.12 1.14 1.17 1.20 1.23
5 1 7 4 0 7 5 3 1

0.52 .919 .945 .971 .997 1.02 1.05 1.07 1.10 1.13 1.15 1.18
3 0 6 3 1 9 7

0.53 .876 .902 .928 .954 .980 1.00 1.03 1.06 1.08 1.11 1.14
7 3 0 8 6 4

0.54 .835 .861 .887 .913 .939 .966 .992 1.01 1.04 1.07 1.10
9 7 5 3

0.55 .795 .821 .847 .873 .899 .926 .952 .979 1.00 1.03 1.06
7 5 3

0.56 .756 .782 .808 .834 .860 .887 .913 .940 .968 .996 1.02
4

0.57 .718 .744 .770 .796 .822 .849 .875 .902 .930 .958 .986

0.58 .681 .707 .733 .759 .785 .812 .838 .865 .893 .921 .949

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Origi Desired Power Factor

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Pow
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0.81 0.82 0.83 0.84 0.85 0.86 0.87 0.88 0.89 0.90 0.91
Fact
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0.59 .645 .671 .697 .723 .749 .776 .802 .829 .857 .885 .913

0.60 .609 .635 .661 .687 .713 .740 .766 .793 .821 .849 .877

0.61 .575 .601 .627 .653 .679 .706 .732 .759 .787 .815 .843

0.62 .542 .568 .594 .620 .646 .673 .699 .726 .754 .782 .810

0.63 .509 .535 .561 .587 .613 .640 .666 .693 .721 .749 .777

0.64 .474 .503 .529 .555 .581 .608 .634 .661 .689 .717 .745

0.65 .445 .471 .497 .523 .549 .576 .602 .629 .657 .685 .713

0.66 .414 .440 .466 .492 .518 .545 .571 .598 .626 .654 .682

0.67 .384 .410 .436 .462 .488 .515 .541 .568 .596 .624 .652

0.67 .354 .380 .406 .432 .458 .485 .511 .538 .566 .594 .622

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Origi Desired Power Factor

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Pow
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0.81 0.82 0.83 0.84 0.85 0.86 0.87 0.88 0.89 0.90 0.91
Fact
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0.69 .325 .351 .377 .403 .429 .456 .482 .509 .537 .565 .593

0.70 .296 .322 .348 .374 .400 .427 .453 .480 .508 .536 .564

0.71 .268 .294 .320 .346 .372 .399 .425 .452 .480 .508 .536

0.72 .240 .266 .292 .318 .344 .371 .397 .424 .452 .480 .508

0.73 .212 .238 .264 .290 .316 .343 .369 .396 .424 .452 .480

0.74 .185 .211 .237 .263 .289 .316 .342 .369 .397 .425 .453

0.75 .158 .184 .210 .236 .262 .289 .315 .342 .370 .398 .426

0.76 .131 .157 .183 .209 .235 .262 .288 .315 .343 .371 .399

0.77 .105 .131 .157 .183 .209 .236 .262 .289 .317 .345 .373

0.78 .078 .104 .130 .156 .182 .209 .235 .262 .290 .318 .346

0.79 .052 .078 .104 .130 .156 .183 .209 .236 .264 .292 .320

0.80 .026 .052 .078 .104 .130 .157 .183 .210 .238 .266 .294

0.81 .000 .026 .052 .078 .104 .131 .158 .184 .212 .240 .268

0.82   .000 .026 .052 .078 .105 .131 .158 .186 .214 .242

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Origi Desired Power Factor

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0.81 0.82 0.83 0.84 0.85 0.86 0.87 0.88 0.89 0.90 0.91
Fact
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0.83     .000 .026 .052 .079 .105 .132 .160 .188 .216

0.84       .000 .026 .053 .079 .106 .134 .162 .190

0.85         .000 .027 .053 .080 .108 .136 .164

0.86           .000 .026 .053 .081 .109 .137

0.87             .000 .027 .055 .083 .111

0.88               .000 .028 .056 .084

0.89                 .000 .028 .056

0.90                   .000 .028

0.91                     .000

0.92                      

0.93                      

0.94                      

0.95                      

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Example: Total KW-input of load from wattmeter reading 100 KW at a power factor
of 65%. The capacitive KVAR necessary to raise the power factor to 95% is found
by multiplying the 100 KW by the factor found in the table (.840). Then 100 KW x
0.840 = 84 KVAR. Use 85 KVAR

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