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APFC
Giantele
380V
50Hz
Three
1 Piece
50 kvar, 75 kvar, 100 kvar, 200 kvar
Overview
An Automatic Power Factor Correction (APFC) Panel continuously monitors and optimizes your facility's power factor by automatically switching capacitor banks to counteract energy-wasting reactive power from inductive loads like motors and transformers. This significantly reduces electricity bills by eliminating utility penalties for low power factor while also freeing up your transformer and distribution capacity. APFC panels enhance voltage stability, protect sensitive equipment from damage, and lower carbon emissions by boosting overall system efficiency. Requiring minimal maintenance, they operate autonomously to ensure compliance with grid standards (IEC/IEEE) and deliver rapid return on investment through sustained energy cost savings across factories and commercial buildings.
Applicable occasion
Manufacturing Plants & Industrial Facilities
Core Issue: Low power factor (0.6–0.8) due to heavy inductive loads (motors, compressors, welding equipment), leading to utility penalties and wasted capacity.
APFC Role: Automatically injects capacitive reactive power to maintain PF ≥0.95, reducing electricity bills by 15–25%, releasing 20–30% transformer capacity, and enabling machinery to run cooler/longer.
Commercial Complexes & Shopping Malls
Core Issue: Voltage fluctuations from HVAC chillers, elevators, and lighting systems causing flickering lights, equipment tripping, and inflated demand charges.
APFC Role: Stabilizes voltage (±2%), cuts HVAC energy use by 10–15%, prevents elevator motor burnout, and eliminates PF penalties—ensuring seamless tenant operations.
Data Centers & Telecom Sites
Core Issue: Critical IT/Server loads generating harmonic distortion and low PF, increasing cooling costs and risking uptime during grid instability.
APFC Role: Maintains near-unity PF (0.99), reduces PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) by 8–12%, protects UPS/battery systems, and mitigates $10k+/hr downtime risks.
Hospitals & Laboratories
Core Issue: Sensitive imaging/MRI equipment and life-support systems vulnerable to voltage sags from sudden motor starts (e.g., HVAC, pumps).
APFC Role: Prevents voltage drops during peak load transitions, extending medical device lifespan by 20%+ and ensuring compliance with IEC 60601 power quality standards.
Water Treatment Plants & Pumping Stations
Core Issue: Constant-duty pumps and variable-frequency drives (VFDs) causing severe PF degradation (0.5–0.7) and cable overheating.
APFC Role: Dynamically compensates for rapid load changes, lowering pump energy consumption by 18–22% and avoiding premature motor failures.
Product Features
Dynamic Reactive Power Compensation
Continuously monitors and adjusts reactive power output to maintain stability and efficiency during load variations, with an adjustable power factor ranging from -1 to +1.
High-Efficiency Control
Incorporates Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) technology for effective power conversion, significantly minimizing energy losses and boosting overall system efficiency.
Power Factor Improvement
Effectively raises the power factor close to unity (1.00), resulting in reduced electricity costs and decreased strain on the grid, ultimately benefiting businesses economically.
Harmonic Suppression
Features integrated harmonic filtering capabilities that suppress harmonic distortion within the grid, safeguarding electrical equipment and extending its lifespan.
Modular Design
The modular design allows for easy expansion and maintenance, providing flexibility to adapt to various power system scales and requirements, while supporting future upgrades.
User-Friendly Interface
Equipped with an intuitive Human-Machine Interface (HMI) that enables operators to monitor and adjust system parameters in real-time, improving operational efficiency.
Reliability and Stability
Undergoes extensive testing to ensure dependable performance under diverse operating conditions, capable of withstanding challenging environments to ensure safe operation.
Multi-Functional Integration
Offers a range of functions, including reactive power compensation, load balancing, and harmonic filtering, delivering a comprehensive solution for diverse user needs.
Overview
An Automatic Power Factor Correction (APFC) Panel continuously monitors and optimizes your facility's power factor by automatically switching capacitor banks to counteract energy-wasting reactive power from inductive loads like motors and transformers. This significantly reduces electricity bills by eliminating utility penalties for low power factor while also freeing up your transformer and distribution capacity. APFC panels enhance voltage stability, protect sensitive equipment from damage, and lower carbon emissions by boosting overall system efficiency. Requiring minimal maintenance, they operate autonomously to ensure compliance with grid standards (IEC/IEEE) and deliver rapid return on investment through sustained energy cost savings across factories and commercial buildings.
Applicable occasion
Manufacturing Plants & Industrial Facilities
Core Issue: Low power factor (0.6–0.8) due to heavy inductive loads (motors, compressors, welding equipment), leading to utility penalties and wasted capacity.
APFC Role: Automatically injects capacitive reactive power to maintain PF ≥0.95, reducing electricity bills by 15–25%, releasing 20–30% transformer capacity, and enabling machinery to run cooler/longer.
Commercial Complexes & Shopping Malls
Core Issue: Voltage fluctuations from HVAC chillers, elevators, and lighting systems causing flickering lights, equipment tripping, and inflated demand charges.
APFC Role: Stabilizes voltage (±2%), cuts HVAC energy use by 10–15%, prevents elevator motor burnout, and eliminates PF penalties—ensuring seamless tenant operations.
Data Centers & Telecom Sites
Core Issue: Critical IT/Server loads generating harmonic distortion and low PF, increasing cooling costs and risking uptime during grid instability.
APFC Role: Maintains near-unity PF (0.99), reduces PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) by 8–12%, protects UPS/battery systems, and mitigates $10k+/hr downtime risks.
Hospitals & Laboratories
Core Issue: Sensitive imaging/MRI equipment and life-support systems vulnerable to voltage sags from sudden motor starts (e.g., HVAC, pumps).
APFC Role: Prevents voltage drops during peak load transitions, extending medical device lifespan by 20%+ and ensuring compliance with IEC 60601 power quality standards.
Water Treatment Plants & Pumping Stations
Core Issue: Constant-duty pumps and variable-frequency drives (VFDs) causing severe PF degradation (0.5–0.7) and cable overheating.
APFC Role: Dynamically compensates for rapid load changes, lowering pump energy consumption by 18–22% and avoiding premature motor failures.
Product Features
Dynamic Reactive Power Compensation
Continuously monitors and adjusts reactive power output to maintain stability and efficiency during load variations, with an adjustable power factor ranging from -1 to +1.
High-Efficiency Control
Incorporates Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) technology for effective power conversion, significantly minimizing energy losses and boosting overall system efficiency.
Power Factor Improvement
Effectively raises the power factor close to unity (1.00), resulting in reduced electricity costs and decreased strain on the grid, ultimately benefiting businesses economically.
Harmonic Suppression
Features integrated harmonic filtering capabilities that suppress harmonic distortion within the grid, safeguarding electrical equipment and extending its lifespan.
Modular Design
The modular design allows for easy expansion and maintenance, providing flexibility to adapt to various power system scales and requirements, while supporting future upgrades.
User-Friendly Interface
Equipped with an intuitive Human-Machine Interface (HMI) that enables operators to monitor and adjust system parameters in real-time, improving operational efficiency.
Reliability and Stability
Undergoes extensive testing to ensure dependable performance under diverse operating conditions, capable of withstanding challenging environments to ensure safe operation.
Multi-Functional Integration
Offers a range of functions, including reactive power compensation, load balancing, and harmonic filtering, delivering a comprehensive solution for diverse user needs.
APFC | Three-phase three-wire | Three-phase four-wire |
Rated compensation current | 100A-600A | 50A~600A |
Input | ||
Working voltage (v) | 400V(-20%~+15%),690(-20%~+15%) | 400V(-20%~+15%) |
Operating frequency (Hz) | 50Hz/60Hz | 50Hz/60Hz |
Performance index | ||
Filtering ability | THDI<3% | THDI<3% |
Filtering range | Eliminate harmonics from the 2nd to the 50th order. | Eliminate harmonics from the 2nd to the 50th order. |
Instantaneous response time | <100us | <100us |
Full response time | <10ms | <10ms |
There is power loss | <3%(rated) | <3%(rated) |
Correct three-phase imbalance | have | have |
Reactive power compensation | Yes, the power factor can be set | Yes, the power factor can be set |
Overload protection | Automatic current limiting at 100% rated output | Automatic current limiting at 100% rated output |
Switching frequency | 20KHz | 20KHz |
Display and Operation | ||
Display interface | 7-inch Chinese color touch screen | 7-inch Chinese color touch screen |
Display status | Grid parameters such as current, voltage, power and harmonic distortion rate | Grid parameters such as current, voltage, power and harmonic distortion rate |
Communication | Modbus,RS 485, TCP /IP Ethernet | Modbus,RS 485, TCP /IP Ethernet |
Input and output dry nodes | 5 output nodes and 4 input nodes (customizable by users) | 5 output nodes and 4 input nodes (customizable by users) |
Product configuration | ||
Single-machine operation | Ok | Ok |
Shut down and run | Multiple units can be connected online | Multiple units can be connected online |
Environmental conditions | ||
Ambient temperature | -10C~40℃ | -10C~40℃ |
Storage environment | -40C~65℃ | -40C~65℃ |
Relative humidity | Maximum temperature 95℃, no condensation | Maximum temperature 95℃, no condensation |
Altitude | Less than 2,000 meters | Less than 2,000 meters |
APFC | Three-phase three-wire | Three-phase four-wire |
Rated compensation current | 100A-600A | 50A~600A |
Input | ||
Working voltage (v) | 400V(-20%~+15%),690(-20%~+15%) | 400V(-20%~+15%) |
Operating frequency (Hz) | 50Hz/60Hz | 50Hz/60Hz |
Performance index | ||
Filtering ability | THDI<3% | THDI<3% |
Filtering range | Eliminate harmonics from the 2nd to the 50th order. | Eliminate harmonics from the 2nd to the 50th order. |
Instantaneous response time | <100us | <100us |
Full response time | <10ms | <10ms |
There is power loss | <3%(rated) | <3%(rated) |
Correct three-phase imbalance | have | have |
Reactive power compensation | Yes, the power factor can be set | Yes, the power factor can be set |
Overload protection | Automatic current limiting at 100% rated output | Automatic current limiting at 100% rated output |
Switching frequency | 20KHz | 20KHz |
Display and Operation | ||
Display interface | 7-inch Chinese color touch screen | 7-inch Chinese color touch screen |
Display status | Grid parameters such as current, voltage, power and harmonic distortion rate | Grid parameters such as current, voltage, power and harmonic distortion rate |
Communication | Modbus,RS 485, TCP /IP Ethernet | Modbus,RS 485, TCP /IP Ethernet |
Input and output dry nodes | 5 output nodes and 4 input nodes (customizable by users) | 5 output nodes and 4 input nodes (customizable by users) |
Product configuration | ||
Single-machine operation | Ok | Ok |
Shut down and run | Multiple units can be connected online | Multiple units can be connected online |
Environmental conditions | ||
Ambient temperature | -10C~40℃ | -10C~40℃ |
Storage environment | -40C~65℃ | -40C~65℃ |
Relative humidity | Maximum temperature 95℃, no condensation | Maximum temperature 95℃, no condensation |
Altitude | Less than 2,000 meters | Less than 2,000 meters |