Comments on: Power factor correction kvar policy in countries

By: Arthur H.

Arthur H. — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:55:58 +0000

This is quite enlightening. I didn’t know that some countries impose a certain penalty when you consume too much energy.

By: amit

amit — Wed, 25 May 2011 10:26:27 +0000

hi,

1.u should disconnect capacitors b4 starting genset.
capacitor acts as load on generator.

2. there are various types of capacitors like MPP, Gas filled etc. depending on the working of motor one can suggest u the exact capacitors.

if u need mail me on powercop.auditors@gmail.com

By: horst.droege

horst.droege — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 04:27:37 +0000

Hi,

in Malaysia the utility company charges as well. Find details here:
http://www.tnb.com.my/tnb/business/charges-and-penalties/power-factor-surcharge.html

By: Horst Droege

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 05:01:35 +0000

In Malaysia utility company charges as well…

http://www.tnb.com.my/tnb/business/charges-and-penalties/power-factor-surcharge.html

By: William Prindle

William Prindle — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:25:33 +0000

Thanks for this information. We work with electric utilities, major corporations, government agencies, and equipment manufacturers around the world. PF correction is a topic of rising interest, so thanks for providing this helpful information

By: Dragos Codita

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:29:58 +0000

I am from Romania. I am not aware of penalties applied at least to home consumers. I have no connections to industrial world, so i don’t know what’s up there.
It would be usefull to know the source of this informations.

By: Andrias Suhendro

Andrias Suhendro — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:58:33 +0000

Nice share…
I just know that Power Factor Correction policy in some countries much higher than in Indonesia.
Very good for optimization of generator utilization..

By: Juan Carlos

Juan Carlos — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:24:28 +0000

By the rules in Brazil, users supplied at voltages greater that 2.3 kV (group A) must have their PF verified by the utility in a mandatory and permanent way (art. 34, reg. 456/00). Users supplied at voltage lower than 2,3 kV (group B) can measure their PF in a facultative way. If that PF is lower than 0.92 (inductive or capacitive), reactive energy consumption and demand are mesure and charges apply (Art. 49, reg. 456/00). Furthermore, according to art. 68, reg. 456, users from group B can be charged by their reactive energy and demand, if their PF is lower than 0,92 during a minimum period of 7 days. From my point of view, if utilities adopt electronic meters to also register the PF of residential users, there are no regulation that don’t allow them to charge us by the reactive energy. So, the end is near… Are you agree?

By: Yasin

Yasin — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:43:47 +0000

by the way, my country is Turkey

By: Yasin

Yasin — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:42:48 +0000

in our country, the cos phi level is 0.98 so its almost impossible to compensation with only using 3-p capacitors, you should use also 1-p capacitors. as you may know, electric energy is getting expensive year an year and most of utulities are going to level up cos phi level their countries. so why? because reactive energy is waste as for us.
also this information is very good, thanks a lot.