EMAX 3000 Power Factor Correction unit ($249.00)

The EMAX 3000 can save you up to 20% on your electricity bills by correcting the power factor of the electricty being utilized in your home or business!

          The Power Factor of the electricity utilized in your home or business determines how efficiently power is being consumed. In simple terms, power factor is the percentage of electricity that is delivered to your home efficiently. Inductive electrical loads such as motors or fluorescent lights use inductors or capacitors which result in the expenditure of reactive power which is measured in a unit called Volts-Amps-Reactive (KVARS).  True power is the real power flowing to a load. The combination of reactive power and true power is called apparent power, and it is the product of a circuit's voltage and current, without reference to phase angle. Apparent power is measured in the unit of Volt-Amps (VA).  Power Factor is a ratio of the Real power flowing to a load divided by the apparent power. If the Power Factor ratio is much below unity or 1, consumers end up paying for power they aren’t using and pay a higher electrical bill than they should.

          A simple way to visualize this is to picture a horse pulling a train car on a railroad track. If the horse is positioned directly in front of the train car the horse can pull most efficiently and all of the horses pulling energy is utilized. On the other hand, if the horse attempts to pull the train car while pulling while walking alongside the tracks, much of the horses pulling energy is wasted due to the angle the horse is pulling from. Similarly, when electricity is used, it’s most efficient if the Power Factor is as close to 1 as possible to utilize power most efficiently.

How does the Emax 3000 Power Factor Correction unit work?

The Emax 3000 Power Factor Correction unit utilizes capacitors to increase the power factor being applied to electrical loads in a home or business, by reducing the amount of reactive power that the load draws from the electric provider.  Thus, the amount of reactive power purchased from the electric provider can often be greatly reduced because of the power factor optimization which results in lower electrical bills.

Do you need to correct Power Factor in your home or business?

Every electrical load is different and while your electrical power provider seeks to deliver power efficiently with a power factor close to 1, the specific electrical loads in your home or business may lower the power factor below .95 and thus result in unnecessarily higher power bills. Power Factor can be easily read using a Power Factor meter by an electrician.  We sell the Extech 38076 which is an excellent meter for reading power factor. Customers who can say yes to any of the following questions will likely benefit by installing an EMAX3000 device:

1) Do you have 1 or more non energy star devices?

2) Do you have a pool?

3) Do you have fans,motors (e.g. heating and AC equipment)?

Customers that install Power Factor correction devices benefit utility companies!

When customers utilize power efficiently by using power factor at or near 1, this improves the efficiency of the electrical system and the capacity of the existing distribution system is increased. This allows power companies to supply power to more customers without the generation or acquisition of additional power. This further saves energy and reduces capital expenditures by power companies by allowing them to use their existing infrastructure most efficiently.

How much can you save?

Customers who have installed the EMAX 3000 have reported savings up to 20% which in some cases results in a payback of the cost of the EMAX 3000 in 6 months to 1 year!

Installation

While the EMAX 3000 is quite easy to install and is connected to the main incoming power lines in your main breaker panel we recommend that it be installed by a qualified professional to ensure that it is done safely.