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True North Technology Has Launched a New Energy Management Group
True North Technology Inc. announces the launch of their Energy Optimization System. We are offering high end TVSS (Transient Voltage Surge Suppression) & PFC (Power Factor Correction) products, energy saving lighting and HVAC Optimization. In a time of where companies are looking to lower their cost of operations the True North Technology products will help our customers lower their hydro and heating bills on average by 15%.
Energy optimization is not a specific product but multiple products working together to create a system. The Total Energy Optimization System from True North Technology addresses both voltage and current so your electrical system will be as efficient as is possible in a real world environment. This not only protects all your electrical equipment from lightning and power surges but also eliminates power factor penalties and saves you money.
Next we install transient voltage surge suppression products at every electric panel and sub panel in your facility. This not only protects all of your electrical equipment from externally generated power surges such as lightning or utility switching but also protects your electrical equipment from internally generated transient surges. Total Equipment Protection. This approach is not only recommended by True North Technology as the correct approach the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE recommends this approach as well.
Then we install properly sized power factor correction capacitors on all motors in excess of 10 HP, all large compressors and all large inductive loads (big electrical equipment). Properly sizing power factor correction at the equipment has some tremendous benefits which save substantially more money then just putting a large capacitor bank at your main electric panel.
Power Factor Correction vs. Power Factor Optimization
Power factor correction (PFC) equipment is usually installed near the main electrical service as it enters a building to reduce any power factor (PF) penalty charges that are sometimes imposed by the utility company tariffs. The electric supplier delivers “dirty power” (low PF) and basically forces you, the customer, to clean it up or pay a penalty charge. But like all PFC units, they only work from where they are installed back to the electricity supplier or the source. PFC units installed here do not help the customer in removing I˛R losses (Amps˛ x Resistance = Power) nor the inefficiency and wastefulness of the motors inside the building. The National Electrical Code (NEC) requires all electrical components to be at least 125% oversized to prevent fires and injury; therefore, it is easy to conclude that all systems have significant losses. PFC equipment is considered a 20th Century technology. They are mainly designed and installed to help the electric company save money.
The KVAR® Energy Controller (EC) pre-engineered and custom-built systems are installed on the demand side of electrical systems as close to the motor or inductive loads as possible, on a motor by motor basis. By installing these customized systems at this location, they greatly increase the power factor to unity, they fine tune the motors and most importantly, reduce the amperage and wattage to the meter (cash register) that saves the customer money!
Moreover, even if the PF coming into the building is over 90%, it does not relate to the individual motors because of the I˛R losses, the inefficiency of the motors, and the electromagnetic fields (EMF) that develops. The KVAR® EC systems store the reactive power to create the EMF around the inductive windings of a motor. As motors operate, reactive power is “pulled” and “pushed” to and from the KVAR® EC system by the motor at 60 cycles per second. The KVAR® EC system stores & releases to motors what they need to function more efficiently. The KVAR® EC systems remove the I˛R losses, increases the efficiency of the motors and removes the PF penalty charges, if these penalties are imposed. Proof of this is done with True RMS/PF meters and our patented optimizing equipment on “live” loads. This will show a reduction at the utility company’s meter (cash register), both in amperage and wattage. In addition, the motors will run cooler and last longer, positively affecting the bottom line dollar for the customer.
Most importantly, the motors will continue to receive the proper amperage and voltage that they were designed to perform work with, but the electric meter (cash register) will measure a drastically lower number, which converts to dollar savings to the customer. It is necessary that these precisely engineered PFC units are installed very close to the motors; usually on the load side of the contactor, the disconnect, or the MCC.
This 21st Century technology is called Power Factor Optimization and is only available through Kvar Energy Savings, Inc. with their patented methodology and apparatus. On live loads, it will only take a few minutes for a qualified and trained KVAR® professional to accurately determine, to an exact science, how much correction is required to optimize the inductive loads to unity. This creates an ideal balance in the system, resulting in a significant reduction in usage, which facilitates a maximum savings on electricity costs with a quick ROI. This information is then charted into our exclusive software for the 100+ pre-engineered systems to be customized for the client’s equipment.
