At Global Energy Solutions Group our innovative, proprietary Power Factor Correction system enables us to optimize inductively fixed and variable loads, generating the maximum amount of energy savings and yielding a rapid and impressive ROI.
Using this system we can precisely measure the exact amount of capacitance required to optimize the power factor back to unity. To ensure accuracy we survey every motor/load, and upon completion provide an immediate and comprehensive estimation of savings.
To understand Power Factor, visualize a horse pulling a railroad car down a railroad track. Because the railroad ties are uneven, the horse must pull the car from the side of the track. The horse is pulling the railroad car at an angle in the direction of the car's travel. The power required to move the car down the track is the Working (Real) Power. The effort of the horse is used to move the car down the track. The car will not move sideways; therefore, the sideways pull of the horse is wasted effort or non-working (Reactive) Power.
The angle of the horse's pull is related to Power Factor, which is defined as the ratio of Real (Working) Power to Apparent (Total) Power. If the horse is led closer to the center of the track, the angle of side pull decreases and the real power approaches the value of the apparent power. Therefore, the ratio of Real Power to Apparent Power (the Power Factor) approaches 1. As the Power Factor approaches 1, the Reactive (Nonworking) power approaches 0.
(US Department of Energy, Reducing Power Factor Cost, Fact Sheet, DOE/GO-10096-286)
The PowerLink PFC Unit has applications across a wide range of commercial businesses. Along with improved energy optimization installing these Units offers the added benefit of improved motor/equipment life of up to 35%! If you are incurring a demand charge, in most cases surcharges and penalties will be reduced and in some cases eliminated completely.
Equipment commonly used across businesses within the industrial sector is notorious for having low power factors and poor utilization of electrical energy. Installing a PowerLink PFC Unit at each motor or disconnect will generate an immediate improvement in power factor, energy efficiency, and electric bills.
Installing PowerLink PFC Units at Educational Buildings and Campuses will have immediate and sustainable energy optimization benefits. Many of the systems and equipment used in Educational Facilities characteristically have a low power factor making them ideal for Power Factor Correction.
PowerLink PFC Units will have immediate and sustainable energy optimization benefits across multiple applications within Government Facilities. Many of the systems and equipment in Government facilities characteristically have a low power factor making them high-priority areas for Power Factor Correction.
Given the critical nature and importance of mobility, rapid setup/breakdown, and efficient reliable power sources within the Expeditionary Division, the benefits associated with installing PowerLink PFC Units are extensive. Each custom-made box can be installed quickly and easily, and maintain a high mobility feature as they can move with the equipment they are connected to.
PowerLink PFC Units will drive energy optimization benefits across a broad spectrum of systems & equipment Shipboard, and in addition, supports the i-ENCON and SEMCI initiatives of energy management and conservation. These benefits can be realized while underway or while Cold Iron at port.
Ship types containing some of the equipment likely to benefit the most include Hospital Ships, Oceanographic Survey Ships, Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ships, and SBX-Class(radar) vessels.
Consequent savings can be redirected to other areas where budget cuts may have reduced support.
Equipment and systems may include but are not limited to:
PowerLink PFC Units will have immediate and sustainable energy optimization benefits across multiple applications within the Facilities Division. Many of the systems and equipment listed characteristically have a low power factor making them high-priority areas for Power Factor Correction.
Hospitals tend to consume MORE energy per square foot than other buildings in the commercial sector such as office buildings, retail stores, and educational facilities.
They perform continual energy-intensive activities such as:
End-Use categories with the HIGHEST site energy use intensifies (EUI's) typically reflect more than 50% of site energy usage:
Each PowerLink PFC Unit is custom built to the specifications driven by the energy analysis and sizing process. Global Energy Solutions Group maintains and performs a proprietary process and apparatus for optimizing Power Factor on electrical loads.