Power factor controllers
Abstract
The power factor controller (PFC) is a solid state electronic device that reduces excessive energy waste in ac induction motors. The significance of the PFC lies in the fact that nearly a billion induction motors are used daily. The PFC is applicable to both single phase and three phase induction motors. Since it is connected to the power lines of the motor and requires no modification to the motor itself, it may be applied to existing motors as well as to new installations.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982STIN...8322510.
- Keywords:
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- Eddy Currents;
- Hysteresis;
- Induction Motors;
- Losses;
- Power Factor Controllers;
- Power Lines;
- Solar Heating;
- Cost Effectiveness;
- Energy Conservation;
- Load Distribution (Forces);
- Magnetic Properties;
- Solid State Devices;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering