How APFC Panels Eliminate DISCOM Penalties and Save Up To 15% on Electricity Bills
State electricity DISCOMs across India (such as BSES, UVVNL, MSEDCL, UGVCL) have shifted industrial billing from kWh to kVAh billing.
When your plant operates at a poor power factor (e.g., 0.80 Lag), your kVAh meter records significantly higher billing units than your actual active power (kW) consumed.
By installing an Automatic Power Factor Correction (APFC) panel equipped with heavy-duty capacitors and microprocessor controllers, system power factor is maintained at 0.99 to 1.00.
To prevent harmonic resonance caused by VFDs and non-linear loads, modern APFC panels must utilize 7% detuned reactors that block 5th and 7th harmonic currents.
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