Handbook of Electrical Tables and Design Criteria

Power Factor Correction

Factors for Determining Capacitor Kilovars
Desired Power Factor
Original Power Factor

.80

.81

.82

.83

.84

.85

.86

.87

.88

.89

.90

.91

.92

.93

.94

.95

.96

.97

.98

.99

1.00

.05

19.225

19.251

19.277

19.303

19.329

19.355

19.382

19.408

19.435

19.463

19.491

19.519

19.549

19.580

19.612

19.646

19.683

19.724

19.772

19.832

19.975

.10

9.200

9.226

9.252

9.278

9.304

9.330

9.357

9.383

9.410

9.438

9.466

9.494

9.524

9.555

9.587

9.621

9.658

9.699

9.747

9.807

9.950

.20

4.149

4.175

4.201

4.227

4.253

4.279

4.306

4.332

4.359

4.387

4.415

4.443

4.473

4.504

4.536

4.570

4.607

4.648

4.696

4.756

4.899

.30

2.430

2.456

2.482

2.508

2.534

2.560

2.586

2.613

2.640

2.667

2.695

2.724

2.754

2.785

2.817

2.851

2.888

2.929

2.977

3.037

3.180

.40

1.541

1.567

1.593

1.619

1.645

1.672

1.698

1.725

1.752

1.779

1.807

1.836

1.865

1.896

1.928

1.963

2.000

2.041

2.088

2.149

2.291

.45

1.235

1.261

1.287

1.313

1.339

1.365

1.391

1.418

1.445

1.472

1.500

1.529

1.559

1.589

1.622

1.656

1.693

1.734

1.781

1.842

1.985

.46

1.180

1.206

1.232

1.258

1.284

1.311

1.337

1.364

1.391

1.418

1.446

1.475

1.504

1.535

1.567

1.602

1.639

1.680

1.727

1.788

1.930

.47

1.128

1.154

1.180

1.206

1.232

1.258

1.285

1.311

1.338

1.366

1.394

1.422

1.452

1.483

1.515

1.549

1.586

1.627

1.675

1.736

1.878

.48

1.078

1.104

1.130

1.156

1.182

1.208

1.234

1.261

1.288

1.315

1.343

1.372

1.402

1.432

1.465

1.499

1.536

1.577

1.625

1.685

1.828

.49

1.029

1.055

1.081

1.107

1.133

1.159

1.186

1.212

1.239

1.267

1.295

1.323

1.353

1.384

1.416

1.450

1.487

1.528

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