{"id":297,"date":"2020-01-08T18:29:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T18:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.powerside.com\/?p=297"},"modified":"2023-02-15T21:04:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T21:04:43","slug":"improve-power-factor-to-reduce-a-carbon-footprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modomodostage.com\/_client\/PWS\/PWS101\/improve-power-factor-to-reduce-a-carbon-footprint\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve Power Factor to Reduce a Carbon Footprint"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to the EPA<\/a>, commercial buildings and industrial facilities are responsible for 45% of US greenhouse gas emissions and generate about 50% of US carbon dioxide emissions.  A staggering 30% of the energy consumed in commercial and industrial buildings is wasted because of poor power quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the waste up to 10% can be reduced\nby implementing a power factor correction. Power factor correction is a\ntechnique you can implement to make your use of electricity more efficient\nsaving money and reducing heat and transmission loss on the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Power Factor?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Power factor (PF) is a term used to\ndescribe energy efficiency and is usually expressed as a percentage.  The\nlower the percentage, the less efficient the use of power.  It can be used\nto refer to a piece of equipment or an entire system in a building. It represents\nthe ratio between how effectively your electrical equipment converts electric\ncurrent (supplied by your power utility) into useful power output.\nMathematically expressed it\u2019s PF = kW\/KVA or Power Factor = Active Power (kW)\nto the Apparent Power (KVA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not an easy concept to understand. The best way is by using the beer example. You buy a glass of beer, and when poured, you get both beer and foam. We get good value for our money when we get more beer than foam.  Not so much if we get more foam than beer.  More foam is not a good value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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