Active-PFC for my office : Which solution should I choose ?

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p699

Joined Oct 8, 2021
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I now get what you are trying to tell @Ian0
This is my present "domestic" electricity bill. And the PF is hard coded as 1 always. If I want to use it for commercial purpose then I have to intimate them. And I think only then they start monitoring my PF.
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There is also a section for PF penalty, which is 0 now as it is registered as a domestic meter.
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You could run your computers directly off the battery if you choose the right voltage. After all, the first component in the computer power supply is a rectifier, and the power supply circuit runs off DC.
This will be the best solution. I wish I could do this now. I probably will do it later when I have some funds to hire an engineering guy to rig up a few efficient buck/SEPIC converters.
 

Ian0

Joined Aug 7, 2020
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I suspect that they are more likely to be looking for someone with a factory full of induction motors than someone with a few computers, especially as computers have to meet class D of the harmonic current regulations.
 
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