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  1. retiredbum

    Oversized Motor - Poor Power Factor

    I also agree. His first step is to hire someone who knows what he is doing. He should also contact his utility. Without the proper metering and a corresponding rate structure, improving his pf may have little or no effect on his bill. As Alan points out, the meter may never see it. If...
  2. retiredbum

    Oversized Motor - Poor Power Factor

    With all due respect, some of the numbers appear to be incorrect. Your measured line current and the voltage seems to confirm the apparent power is indeed about 70 KVA. That, in itself, implies that either the real power of 17 Kw and/or the reactive power of 17 Kvar is wrong. It simply does...
  3. retiredbum

    transformer overload

    Just found this site and this is my first posting, so I hope I get it right without stepping on toes. Utility owned pole mounted (lots of circulating air around the transformer) oil filled transformers are routinely loaded to 150%. The magic number to increase the size of the transformer is...
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