Published: 4 November 2011
Category: Q&A

This question, concerning power factor correction (PFC) capacitors and how to calculate their kVAr, is answered by ABB (Theme - Power):
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Question: How do I calculate the kVAr of a single-phase 300uF (microF) power factor correction capacitor at a working voltage of 240V, 50Hz?
Answer: Please use the following calculation:
2 x pieF(50) x 300 x 240squared = 5.4kVAr.
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