what is pf. how to calculate capacitor bank value to
maintain unity pf.

Answer Posted / shivappa

to calculate desired capacitor value, the formula is

KVAR= KW(TAN PHI 1 - TAN PHI 2 )

WHERE PHI 1 = EXISTING POWER FACTOR
PHI 2 = REQUIRED POWER FACTOR

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