Vortex Brands Co (VTXB)

[john44]

This present invention uses computerized electronic switching technology to provide long lasting, low to no maintenance, user-friendly, full-time power factor correction. This invention can work with 690, 480, 308, 240 and 208 Volt three-phase power systems, Wye or Delta configurations and both 50 Hz and 60 Hz. Power factor correction from zero to maximum rating can be accomplished. This present invention is designed to sense the phase angle on all three phases individually and applies to each phase single voltage phase to current phase correction. The present embodiment of this invention can incrementally adjust by as little as 0.17 kVAr, in as many as 256 incremental steps per phase. The number of incremental steps and amount of adjustment can be increased or decreased in alternative embodiments of this invention. This invention minimizes switching transients and provides true or near-true zero crossing through the use of computerized electronic technology.