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Power Factor Correction Conversion Chart

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  • Introduction
  • Conversion Tables
  • Contact and Support Information
  • Example Explanation
  • Additional Information and Links

6/8/22, 11:43 AM Power Factor Correction Conversion Chart

(903) 984-3061 | 2800 Hwy. 135 North, Kilgore, TX 75662

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CONVERSION CHART
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ratings) | Page 5 > (/power-factor-correction-capacitors/kvar-application-
guide/motor-and-distribution-panel-installation)

TABLE 3
KW Multipliers for Determining Capacitor Kilovars

 
 

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Origi Desired Power Factor


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0.81 0.82 0.83 0.84 0.85 0.86 0.87 0.88 0.89 0.90 0.91
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0.51 .962 .989 1.01 1.04 1.06 1.09 1.12 1.14 1.17 1.20 1.23
5 1 7 4 0 7 5 3 1

0.52 .919 .945 .971 .997 1.02 1.05 1.07 1.10 1.13 1.15 1.18
3 0 6 3 1 9 7

0.53 .876 .902 .928 .954 .980 1.00 1.03 1.06 1.08 1.11 1.14
7 3 0 8 6 4

0.54 .835 .861 .887 .913 .939 .966 .992 1.01 1.04 1.07 1.10
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0.55 .795 .821 .847 .873 .899 .926 .952 .979 1.00 1.03 1.06
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0.56 .756 .782 .808 .834 .860 .887 .913 .940 .968 .996 1.02
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0.57 .718 .744 .770 .796 .822 .849 .875 .902 .930 .958 .986

0.58 .681 .707 .733 .759 .785 .812 .838 .865 .893 .921 .949

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Origi Desired Power Factor


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Pow
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0.81 0.82 0.83 0.84 0.85 0.86 0.87 0.88 0.89 0.90 0.91
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0.59 .645 .671 .697 .723 .749 .776 .802 .829 .857 .885 .913

0.60 .609 .635 .661 .687 .713 .740 .766 .793 .821 .849 .877

0.61 .575 .601 .627 .653 .679 .706 .732 .759 .787 .815 .843

0.62 .542 .568 .594 .620 .646 .673 .699 .726 .754 .782 .810

0.63 .509 .535 .561 .587 .613 .640 .666 .693 .721 .749 .777

0.64 .474 .503 .529 .555 .581 .608 .634 .661 .689 .717 .745

0.65 .445 .471 .497 .523 .549 .576 .602 .629 .657 .685 .713

0.66 .414 .440 .466 .492 .518 .545 .571 .598 .626 .654 .682

0.67 .384 .410 .436 .462 .488 .515 .541 .568 .596 .624 .652

0.67 .354 .380 .406 .432 .458 .485 .511 .538 .566 .594 .622

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Origi Desired Power Factor


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Pow
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0.81 0.82 0.83 0.84 0.85 0.86 0.87 0.88 0.89 0.90 0.91
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0.69 .325 .351 .377 .403 .429 .456 .482 .509 .537 .565 .593

0.70 .296 .322 .348 .374 .400 .427 .453 .480 .508 .536 .564

0.71 .268 .294 .320 .346 .372 .399 .425 .452 .480 .508 .536

0.72 .240 .266 .292 .318 .344 .371 .397 .424 .452 .480 .508

0.73 .212 .238 .264 .290 .316 .343 .369 .396 .424 .452 .480

0.74 .185 .211 .237 .263 .289 .316 .342 .369 .397 .425 .453

0.75 .158 .184 .210 .236 .262 .289 .315 .342 .370 .398 .426

0.76 .131 .157 .183 .209 .235 .262 .288 .315 .343 .371 .399

0.77 .105 .131 .157 .183 .209 .236 .262 .289 .317 .345 .373

0.78 .078 .104 .130 .156 .182 .209 .235 .262 .290 .318 .346

0.79 .052 .078 .104 .130 .156 .183 .209 .236 .264 .292 .320

0.80 .026 .052 .078 .104 .130 .157 .183 .210 .238 .266 .294

0.81 .000 .026 .052 .078 .104 .131 .158 .184 .212 .240 .268

0.82   .000 .026 .052 .078 .105 .131 .158 .186 .214 .242

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Origi Desired Power Factor


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0.83     .000 .026 .052 .079 .105 .132 .160 .188 .216

0.84       .000 .026 .053 .079 .106 .134 .162 .190

0.85         .000 .027 .053 .080 .108 .136 .164

0.86           .000 .026 .053 .081 .109 .137

0.87             .000 .027 .055 .083 .111

0.88               .000 .028 .056 .084

0.89                 .000 .028 .056

0.90                   .000 .028

0.91                     .000

0.92                      

0.93                      

0.94                      

0.95                      

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Example: Total KW-input of load from wattmeter reading 100 KW at a power factor
of 65%. The capacitive KVAR necessary to raise the power factor to 95% is found
by multiplying the 100 KW by the factor found in the table (.840). Then 100 KW x
0.840 = 84 KVAR. Use 85 KVAR

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