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Benefits and Application Pitfalls of Power Factor Correction Products
Date: Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
Location: SRP Information Services Building (ISB), 1600 N Priest Dr, Tempe, AZ 85281
Speaker: Rick Orman, Eaton Electrical Inc.
Topic: "Benefits and Application Pitfalls of Power Factor Correction Products"
Typical industrial facility power distribution systems contain considerable amounts of inductive loads. Such loads can create unnecessary electrical system capacity problems, unnecessary losses, and most importantly increase the user's utility bills - sometimes without the user's knowledge.
At such facilities, capacitors can provide benefits including power factor correction, voltage support, increased electrical system capacity, reduced system losses, and possible reduction in utility bills through the elimination of penalties. As with any piece of electrical equipment, there are a number of application issues that engineers need to be aware of ranging from the very basic to the very complex. Many of these issues will be discussed in a summarized fashion since most have been the subject of their own very detailed presentation and/or technical paper. The goal of this presentation will be to understand the benefits and possible application pitfalls of Power Factor Correction Products.
Speaker Bio:
Rick Orman has undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering (1989) and recently has obtained his Masters in Business Administration (2008). Mr.
Orman is currently the U.S. Power Factor Correction and Surge Protection Sales Manager at Eaton Corporation. At Eaton he has also served as the Predictive Diagnostics Products Sales Manager.
Prior to joining Eaton Mr. Orman was employed by Siemens' Industrial Services Division, focusing on Power Quality Issues and the Utility Service Segments. He also has a background in Automation Products, serving as the regional Allen-Bradley PLC Specialist for the Southern Indiana/Illinois and Kentucky region. During the early 1990's Mr. Orman gained engineering design experience during his tenure with John Brown Engineering. Mr. Orman has held various positions, including Chairman, with multiple engineering associations in the Midwest such as IEEE.
