RE: PFC Correction

Posted by pictureguy (A) on August 12, 2014 at 09:57:18

In Reply to: RE: PFC Correction posted by unclestu on August 12, 2014 at 00:29:56:

Another crazy law.
Do you know the threshold needed for the application of PFC? Here in the states, the Surcharge from your power company applies at some PF level…maybe 0.9 or worse. Why would it be mandated that a device with a PF of OVER 0.9 need PFC? Only large consumers of electricity are given such surcharges. Home owners? Not Yet, but it may be coming.
For small appliances it might take more to impliment than is saved.

Now that we have 'smart meters' I have something to look forward to. Getting billed for ACTUAL power used, not just watts!

I can think of another way to make such law and still give choices. When something is sold, it is taxed on efficiency. Higher efficiency=lower tax. Kind of like VAT, only for power. So, just like in the states you can still buy poor fuel economy cars, you just pay the Gas Guzzler Tax.. The lower the PF, the higher the tax.

Any reports on audio equipement so equipped? Sound better or worse?

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Topic - huge parallel capacitor to the power cord: why bad? - dave789 16:58:21 08/09/14 (22)

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PFC numbers? - pictureguy 19:07:13 08/12/14 (10)

RE: Your question is flawed - Russ57 10:35:34 08/15/14 (9)

RE: Your question is flawed - pictureguy 14:38:14 08/15/14 (0)

RE: Your question is flawed - pictureguy 13:37:15 08/15/14 (7)

RE: What? - Russ57 15:35:35 08/15/14 (6)

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RE: What? - pictureguy 16:23:18 08/15/14 (2)

RE: What? - Russ57 18:10:30 08/15/14 (1)

RE: What? - pictureguy 20:18:55 08/15/14 (0)

PFC Correction - pictureguy 00:00:20 08/12/14 (3)

RE: PFC Correction - unclestu 00:29:56 08/12/14 (2)

REGULATIONS: - pictureguy 10:15:47 08/12/14 (0)

RE: PFC Correction - pictureguy 09:57:18 08/12/14 (0)

Do some research - unclestu 13:22:13 08/10/14 (0)

RE: huge parallel capacitor to the power cord: why bad? - AbeCollins 10:37:32 08/10/14 (2)

RE: huge parallel capacitor to the power cord: why bad? - dave789 18:07:23 08/11/14 (1)

RE: huge parallel capacitor to the power cord: why bad? - AbeCollins 11:55:42 08/12/14 (0)

Many commercial power conditioners use it. - carcass93 09:41:42 08/10/14 (0)

Furman 'powerfactor' powerconditioners use a capacitor to 'stiffen' the AC lines. nt - Nuit 23:04:41 08/09/14 (0)

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