How to increase home power factor? Can we connect capacitor
directly? How to select capacity of capacitor?

Answer Posted / balu

u have to maintain PF 0.99:-
u can use capactior:-
Log on to
http://www.nepsi.com/kvars_required_calculation.htm
select capacity of capacitor..

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