Thursday, March 3, 2016

State the methods of improving power factor?


Methods of improving power factor:

• By connecting static capacitors in parallel with the load operating at lagging power factor. 
• A synchronous motor takes a leading current when over excited and therefore behaves like a capacitor.
• By using phase advancers to improve the power factor of induction motors. It provides exciting ampere turns to the rotor circuit of the motor. By providing more ampere-turns than required, the induction motor can be made to operate on leading power factor like an overexcited synchronous motor.

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