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dc.contributor.authorYanev, K.M.
dc.contributor.authorObok Opok, A.
dc.contributor.authorLitchev, A.
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-21T06:30:23Z
dc.date.available2012-11-21T06:30:23Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.identifier.citationYanev, K.M. et al (2004) Design of automatic power factor control system, Botswana Journal of Technology, Vol.13, No.1, pp. 26-33en_US
dc.identifier.issn1019 1593
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10311/1062
dc.description.abstractMaintenance of the proper power factor is a very important matter for the industry and for the economy of any country. A study of the power factor value for a number of industrial plants in Botswana shows that they operate at power factors lower that the optimal values. If a plant power factor is different from its optimal value, this will cause considerable loses in terms of investments for large power generation and supply equipment and in terms of heat dissipation from the supply lines and other equipment. To improve the power factor and keep it at an optimal value, there are a number of preventative measures, as well as corrective actions that could be implemented. The power factor of a plant changes, depending on the number of electrical units operating at a time. After a full analysis of the power factor issue and its optimal case, are automatic control is designed that may maintain the power factor of a plant within values close to optimal. Similar automatic power factor control system can be introduced for all industrial plants with unsatisfactory power factor throughout the country that can improve considerably the efficiency of power utilization.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Botswana, www.ub.bwen_US
dc.subjectControl systemen_US
dc.subjectPower factoren_US
dc.subjectPower utilizationen_US
dc.subjectOptimal valueen_US
dc.titleDesign of automatic power factor control systemen_US
dc.typePublished Articleen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Botswanaen_US
dc.linkwww.ajol.info/index.php/bjt/article/view/15381en_US


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