Power Factor Control in Buildings by Air Conditioners with Built-in Active Filters

Year 2019, Volume: 3 Issue: 4, 176 - 178, 28.12.2019

Masaki Kono

Abstract

Active
filters built in air conditioners have excess distortion compensation capacity
in the off-season and periods of light loads. It was assumed that this excess
capacity during these periods of light loads could be used to improve the
leading power factor. This paper investigates the possibility of utilizing the
excess distortion compensation capacity in the automatic power factor regulator
of an air conditioner with a built-in active filter to improve the leading
power factor of the electric system during periods of light loads for the air
conditioner such as in the off-season. As a result of this investigation and an
evaluation of the results, the desired level of control was achieved for power
factor improvement.

Keywords

Air Conditioning, Active Filter

Supporting Institution

ICRERA2019

Project Number

27

References

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