A fuzzy-power factor correction (abstract only)
Mahmoud A. Manzoul, Venkateshwar B. Rao · 1987
Power-factor correction usually means the practice of generating reactive power as close as possible to the load which requires it, rather than supplying it from a remote power station. Most industrial loads have lagging power-factors i.e. they absorb reactive power. The load current, therefore, tends to be larger than is required to supply the real power alone and the excess load current represents a waste to the consumer. Supply tariffs to industrial customers almost always penalize low-power loads; resulting in the extensive development of power-factor correction systems for industrial plants [1].