Beer & Power Factor

As a factory owner, or even the manager in charge of running the plant, you have probably heard a lot about Power Factor Correction. You have probably even had a company present a PFC solution to you in the past. But the concept of how such a system could have it's benefits may not be so clear. Understanding Power Factor Correction to it's core, may require further education in say Electrical Engineering and this may seem like too much work for the task at hand. As an owner, you want to ensure that the money you spend in installing one or multiple PFC systems will have a R.O.I. (And a good one at that). We recently read an article that helps non-engineers better understand what Power Factor Correction does and it's benefits. We thought we should share it with you.

Importance of good Power Quality

The reliability and consistency of your electrical supply is one of the most important factors that need to be taken into consideration when it comes to the activities of both the industrial and the service based companies. Problems originating from poor Power Quality include interruptions, dips or harmonic pollution. Therefore the loads connected to a network, where such problems are prevelant, will fail, have a short lifetime and the efficiency of the system will decrease.

Going Mobile

 

Whether it's a fresh startup or a well defined company, whether it is tech-based or not, all successful business are taking their services to the mobile device market. From international companies like Uber and eBay, to local companies such as Takealot.com and SnapScan. They all share one thing in common, they provide their users with the ability to use their services through a mobile platform. This article is here to outline some reasons why this is the case and to what benefit is it for your company or fresh startup idea.

ISO 50001 Standard

Before we can answer the question "Why should my company use or follow the ISO 50001 standard?" we need to get a better understanding of what exactly this standard is, who can make use of it and then we can outline the main reasons why this global standard is important, especially in this South African market. Lets read on and see what we find.

Pumps & Fans

Fans and pumps use motors and drives. The electricity consumed by motors in buildings is significant. Globally electric motors are responsible for 40% of all electricity consumption [The Carbon Trust, Motors and Drives, 2011].
Operational costs of motors far exceed the initial capital costs; therefore there is the potential for huge savings in energy through efficient use of motor drives.

Oversized motors are inefficient. It is relatively easy to measure the electrical current to the motor and compare this to the rated current.

Incorrectly sized pumps should be sized so that they run at between 50% and 90% of their peak load capacity. Undersized pumps may be running constantly at peak load which is not efficient, while oversized pumps will be running at reduced efficiency (i.e. below 40% rated capacity) all the time.

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