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Gee whiz guys, this is old stuff.
Anyone that has studied electricity has heard of "power factor".
Remember ELI the ICE man.
In an inductive load the voltage will lead the current. The bigger the inductive load the bigger the phase shift.
The power company is very aware of this "power factor" and you are billed for it.
Run capacitors across your service and you can balance the inductive load with a capacitive load. This can and will bring the power factor closer to 1 resulting in a lower load and more efficient use of the power.
Simple capacitors designed to correct the power factor.
The electric motors in your house cause the phase shift. Your TV, oven, lights and hair dryer are fine.
The fridge, air conditioner, fans, anything electric motor driven shift the phase.
This unit is designed to correct that phase shift.
Call your power company and ask about your power factor. They can tell you if this type of unit is useful.
This is old, well known stuff.
Big production plants with lots of big motors can save thousands each month by correcting the power factor and also managing peak loads.
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