Why Your APFC Panel Needs Detuned Reactors in the Age of VFDs
For decades, an Automatic Power Factor Correction (APFC) panel was a simple, dependable investment: connect capacitors, improve power factor, cut penalties on the electricity bill. But today’s plants look very different. VFDs, servo drives, UPS systems, LED lighting, SMPS and PLC-driven machines have filled factory floors with non-linear loads. In this environment, a plain capacitor […]