200 kVAr APFC Panel
Enterprise APFC panel with 200 kVAr capacity designed for large manufacturing plants and industrial complexes. Advanced harmonic filtering and multi-step capacitor switching for optimal efficiency.
Ref. APFC-200-3PH · Lead time 4–6 weeks · Made to order from Hapur
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Key Features
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Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Rated Capacity | 200 kVAr |
| Input Voltage | 415V ±10% |
| Frequency | 50/60 Hz |
| Target Power Factor | > 0.95 |
| Capacitor Steps | Up to 12 steps |
| Response Time | 1–5 seconds per step |
| Weight | 1200 kg |
| Warranty | 2 years |
Reading the specification
What these numbers mean for your installation
A datasheet tells you what the unit does. This is what each figure changes about how you specify, feed and site it — worked out for the 200 kVAr specifically, not the range in general.
200 kVAr
200 kVAr of switched capacitance. As a working rule, a plant running at 0.85 power factor needs roughly 0.62 kVAr per kW of load to reach 0.99 — so this bank suits a connected load in the region of 323 kW. Send us a month of billing data and we will size it against your actual demand rather than a rule of thumb.
> 0.95
Most Indian DISCOMs levy a penalty below 0.90 and pay an incentive above 0.95. Holding > 0.95 is usually where the payback sits — pushing closer to unity costs disproportionately more capacitance for a smaller tariff gain, and risks leading power factor at light load.
1–5 seconds per step
Capacitors switch in discrete steps at 1–5 seconds per step. That is appropriate for the slowly varying reactive demand of general plant. Rapidly cycling loads — welding sets, large press lines — need a thyristor-switched or hybrid bank instead, or the contactors will wear out prematurely.
Sizing Guide
When is 200 kVAr the right choice?
200 kVAr is specified when the facility's total connected motor load exceeds 300 kW and the existing power factor is below 0.80. Large steel re-rolling mills, cold storage plants running multiple 50–100 HP compressors, and automotive component manufacturers with heavy stamping presses all fall into this category. At this reactive power level, single-stage compensation is inadequate — multi-step switching (up to 12 steps in this panel) is required to prevent PF overshoot, which can itself attract penalty from the utility. This panel also includes 7% detuned reactors for harmonic environments common near VFD-heavy plants, preventing the capacitors from resonating with the 5th and 7th harmonic currents.
Before you order
Where 200 kVAr goes in, and what the site needs
Typical installations
We supply 200 kVAr most often into steel re-rolling mills, cold storage plants (multiple 50–100 hp compressors), automotive component manufacturers (stamping presses) and vfd-heavy production floors, alongside large industrial complexes (300+ kw connected motor load) and textile & chemical processing plants. What separates those sites is how the outgoing ways get allocated. Two boards of this rating can look identical on the schedule and behave completely differently depending on whether one feeder carries most of the load or the demand is spread evenly across them.
Site preparation
At 1,200 kg this is forklift work, and the forklift has to be rated for 1,200 kg at the extended reach that placement requires. Confirm floor loading before it arrives — a ground-floor workshop slab is normally adequate, a mezzanine generally is not. Leave working clearance on the terminal side for cable entry and inspection. Sustained ambient above 45 °C, or an enclosed room without cross-ventilation, requires derating — send us the room conditions and we will confirm the rating still holds where you intend to put it.
Adjacent ratings
If 200 kVAr is not the right size
Sizing rarely lands exactly on a catalogue rating first time. These are the ratings either side of it in the same range — compare the specification before you commit.
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View specificationEngineering detail on this configuration
The apfc panel pages carry the full design rationale, comparison tables and application notes behind this SKU.
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