The KVAR units are designed to provide significant
savings on your electric bill, and increase the life of your
electrical motors as well as providing surge protection for
the entire home or facility. The KVAR unit fine-tunes all
electrical systems by reducing electrical energy waste.
Using methods employed at large industrial complexes, and
redesigned as a compact consumer level unit, you can reclaim
and recycle electrical energy in your own home or business.
Customers using the KVAR unit have realized savings up to
25% on their monthly power bills. Not only does the KVAR
unit save money on power, but it actually extends the life
of the motors and other devices in your home or business by
increasing the capacity of the equipment by allowing it to
run cooler and by protecting against power surges. The KVAR
unit greatly increases the PF (power factor of efficiency of
a motor) by reducing the amount of power drawn from the
utility company.
When an electrical device is turned on, it "asks" the
Utility for power to run. This demand for power runs through
the meter, through the panel, and to the various devices
being used in the house. This power demand can heat up the
wiring and has been known to cause strain on the devices in
use. Heat in this case also consumes "watts" (electricity).
When the KVAR unit is installed it stores and releases the
amount of power each electric motor needs to function
properly, thus reducing heat on the wiring system and
motors. Lowering this heat will reduce your electric bill
and reduce the chance of fire, while increasing the life of
the motors. KVAR units’ store the reactive power needed for
the creation of the EMF (Electro Magnetic Force) within the
inductive load. The amount of power purchased from the
utility company by optimization is greatly reduced when the
KVAR unit is installed.
The KVAR unit is a UL listed product with a twelve (12) year
warranty and with up to 25% energy savings; and has a
potential return on investment of less than 12 months. Lower
monthly power bills, decreased heat dissipation in all
inductive loads on appliances, thus extends their productive
life cycle and you also receive complete power surge
protection for the entire home or facility.
Understanding the
Power Factor
"Power Factor" refers to the efficiency of any motor in
making use of the electricity provided by the Utility
Company.
Normal AC (alternating current) transmission is not
efficient because of the inherent losses in the system due
to the way AC has to be "boosted" by transformers along the
way, increasing the diminished power in the lines. That is
caused by the "sinewave" pattern of + and - that is produced
as "alternating current" (AC). The longer the transmission
distances from any source, the greater the losses.
In most cases, the efficiency of the line transmission and
the relationship of a motor to the electricity which is
supplied is only 70% - 80%, depending on the motor itself
and the distance from the latest "boost". Motors are
basically DC (direct current) users of electricity and are
inherently more efficient users of electricity. They
typically run at 99% - 100% efficiency if they are supplied
with what they recognize as DC. That is; they use just about
all the "juice" that is supplied. In AC applications, the
"juice" must be greater than the rated usage in order to
overcome that lack of efficiency. The extra "juice" is not
used and is simply recognized as Heat. That Heat causes the
motor to run hotter and wear out quicker.
If an incoming source of electricity is corrected for those
AC power factor losses, the efficiency is much greater; and
therefore less heat and longer life (for the Motor) because
the Heat is a major factor in shortening the life of the
motor and creating breakdowns. More importantly, the higher
efficient use of the electricity saves money by consuming
less current to do the job of the Motor. Those savings can
be as much as 35% - 50%, (or more) depending on the motor,
its age and the environment in which it is being utilized.
