Can Capacitor Reduce Electric Bill ? | Truth Reveal

can capacitor reduce electric bill is one of the most common question. In this video I will answer this question with an help of example. Watch complete video to understand the concept of power factor and whether capacitor reduce electricity bill.

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[neildekock]

Too complicated here in Africa we just bypass the meater and don't pay

[analoghardwaretops]

Simple and straightforward explaination...but with a p.f. corrected cap in circuit your household wiring draws lower utility current...so it's that much lesser stressed...
Now the properly rated hardware...( wire gauge..fuse ratings...thermal & sockets... etc ..) can be optimally downsized..so this lowers the costs....& improves the overall " safety factor" of your household equipment..so you become a contributor to improving the " electricity footprint " in s small way.

[pdparmar]

The energy loss in the wires are reduced with capacitor installed. That's how it will save energy. So capacitor definitely helps

[segarlinktech]

a capacitor is can only improve pf not KW/H reduce

[shdwbnndbyyt]

Note that in the USA, while most home circuits are 110-120VAC, the input into the house is 220-240VAC and then split into two 110-120VAC legs. So if the house's wiring relies on only one of the two 110-120 VAC legs, you get charged as if you used both, doubling your bill. So it is generally best to make sure that the appliances that use the most current over each day are evenly split between the two different 110-120VAC legs.

[hepsibavijay]

Very good sir...adding capacitor will not save power

[nitehawk]

In your example, 2 variables have changed. Before capacity installed, PF=0.6 & current = 36A. After capacity installed, PF=0.8 & current = 27A. Why is there a change assuming all other factors remained the same. Should current also stays at 36A?

[jdc]

P=i²r
If current decreases the power also decreasing
R resistant is constant

[PandorasBox]

informative video tnX
thou with lower total Amp need smaller gage cable so it helping but not the way ppl think thou

[hattaamran]

Hi, How about capasitor in dc ceiling fan? Is it consuming electricity even you off the fan switch?

[mp]

Attention between KW, KVA, KVAR, KVD (distorsion wave). KVA=KW+KVAR+KVD. The metter measures only KWH, means active power, means power like in DC current, U*I=P (watt). The metter doesn't know about KVAR, KVA, KVD. For this exist special metters. The cos xx si for metter ideal, means 1. For this the metter is built to measure correctly the power for what we pay the bill. The rest is theory for us. A capacitor consumes nothing in ac/dc circuit, the resistance, capacitance is big. The voltage is danger for it.

[ogarzabello]

You should start with the conclusion: THE SHORT ANSWER IS

[TimpBizkit]

In generator terms I'm not sure exactly what bad power factor is doing. Resistive loads provide constant slowing in the generator, but reactive loads are slowing the generator for part of the cycle and speeding it up for the other part - like putting a spring on an arm on the generator? Also they waste more energy in wires because you have higher peak currents than you need with a purely resistive load.

It's like trying to start a car engine which is a combination of mechanical resistive and reactive loads. It has a flywheel which is inertia to accelerate (inductive) and compression in the cylinders (capacitive) and finally air resistance in the valves and exhaust and oil resistance and friction in the cylinders and coolant flow (resistive).
Or if you take a fixed gear spin bike with a big steel flywheel from a gym, the inertia to pedal up the generator in the flywheel is inductive reactance that will kick your feet if you lock your legs from high speed. The felt pads on the flywheel are a resistive load. A capacitive load would be attaching a spring to the flywheel that stretches and actually prevents the pedals turning after a certain amount of stretch, so only if you pedal forwards and backwards will it work.

[phillip]

Great video sir. Thank you for your clear explanation.

[muhammadalisyed]

Its informative video. My question is, doesnt it depend on where we installed capaciotrs. If we install capacitor on HT side only to improve power factor but LT side equipment working inefficiently, so by improving PF at end, ultimately being converted to high units

[phillip]

With a proper circuit board like ras pi you could hook up a capacitor for the start load, batteries for saving power, and set a charge time in your computer for the cheapest time of night. If you have solar, you can charge in daytime too. Test your home power usage before buying equipment or trying to salvage old equipment.

[asmafarid]

Such an informative video. Wonderful explanation in a simple way

[EEECampus]

Thanks a lot to describe actual scientific logic.

[anwarhossain]

What is the advantage of opperate a sircut with leading power factor?

[watahyahknow]

used to own a coil you needed to put between a few point on the meter and made the thing run backwards