Capacitor Banks vs. Active SVG: Which Power Factor Correction Is Right for You? When your electricity bill suddenly spikes — or your utility sends a power-factor penalty notice — a common fix is to install power factor correction (PFC). For decades, that meant one thing: capacitor banks. Today you have a second, modern option: the Static Var Generator (SVG). Both i...
APFC Panel vs Fixed Capacitor Bank vs SVG: When Is APFC Enough? A fixed capacitor bank can economically improve power factor when a facility's load stays nearly constant. But when motors cycle or production changes by shift, its compensation may be too little at peak load and too much overnight. A full Static Var Generator (SVG) follows rapid changes, but its higher upfront cost may be hard to jus...