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Oznog said:I saw a "demo" at Home Depot. The device was hooked to a motor with no load at all and no run cap. So of course the load is 100% inductive current and absolutely 0% real current. Well then the power factor correction is turned on and it takes almost no current. Not exactly representative of a real motor usage.
Russlk said:Power factor correction works by reducing the voltage on the motor so it is running at max load. But since you do not pay extra for poor power factor, what is the point of paying for a correction device?
zevon8 said:ELI the ICE man. E ( voltage ) leads I (current) in an L (inductive) circuit. I ( current ) leads E (voltage) in a C ( capacitive ) circuit.
You can use one to cancel the phase shift of the other.