Alpha Power Solutions

Power factor correction

Reactive power & demand explainer

Enter the current and target power factor, then the load as kW, kVA, or current (3-phase, 400 V) — the rest fills in automatically.

kW
kVA
A
kVAr
R/kVA
Start by entering the power factor.
Enter your load above, then press Show the correction.

Power triangle Real power kW as the base, reactive power kVAr vertical, and apparent power kVA as the hypotenuse, animated as the load is corrected toward a 0.99 power factor. kW kVAr kVA φ