Motor Controller to Improve Power Factor

Power factor tends to deteriorate whenever a motor is running under partial load, which for most fixed speed applications is the majority of the time. A poor power factor means more current has to flow to deliver the same useful power, which drives up kVA demand even when the actual energy being used hasn't changed much at all.

Integra from Suresense improves power factor as a direct consequence of how it manages motor output. By continuously matching the power supplied to the real load rather than letting the motor run at a fixed, oversized output, the relationship between real and apparent power improves throughout the loading cycle, not just at one operating point.

This power factor improvement isn't the primary reason most businesses fit Integra, but it's a meaningful secondary benefit that shows up in reduced kVA, kW and kVAR figures. For sites already paying attention to power factor penalties or looking to free up supply capacity without a costly i

nfrastructure upgrade, this improvement runs alongside the direct energy savings Integra is best known for, making the overall business case stronger.

Sites unsure of their current power factor position can request an assessment from Suresense, looking at existing kVA and kW figures before and after fitting Integra to quantify the improvement directly.