• R.Venkateswarlu

Wasted energy capacity, also known as poor power factor, is often overlooked. It can result in poor reliability, safety problems and higher energy costs. The lower your power factor, the less economically your system operates. The actual amount of power being used, or dissipated, in a circuit is called true power. Reactive loads such as inductors and capacitors make up what is called reactive power. The linear combination of true power and reactive power is called apparent power. Power system loads consist of resistive, inductive, and capacitive loads. Power factor correction (PFC) is usually achieved by adding capacitive load to offset the inductive load present in the power system. The power factor of the power system is constantly changing due to variations in the size and number of the motors being used at one time. This makes it difficult to balance the inductive and capacitive loads continuously.

PIC microcontroller, Relay, capacitor bank, LCD, Load, Inductor

"UNIFIED POWER FACTOR CONTROL SYSTEM WITH CAPACITIVE BANK", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.203-206, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905327.pdf

"UNIFIED POWER FACTOR CONTROL SYSTEM WITH CAPACITIVE BANK", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp203-206, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905327.pdf