Power Factor Improvement Trainer For Different Types of Loads Under Various Conditions
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2025-06-28 16:34:32 - Adil Khan
Power Factor Improvement Trainer For Different Types of Loads Under Various Conditions
Project Area of Specialization Electrical/Electronic EngineeringProject Summary
POWER FACTOR IMPROVEMENT TRAINER
FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF LOADS UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS
FRONT VIEW INSIDE VIEW
Our Project is named “Power factor improvement trainer" for the indications of multiple loads under various conditions.
Following this, we have performed different practicals by using different loads such as Inductive, Capacitive, and Resistive.
The total number of practicals of our trainer is Six.
In this trainer, losses of power factor are shown to minimize. The power factor of the inductive load is improved or applying the different voltages the power factor is checked. In this trainer, the power factor of Inductive Load (Motor) is performed to disturb for checking purpose of the trainer.
In this trainer, there is an option of checking the power factor of the external load or improving the power factor of that particular load. The power factor of Bulb and Led is also compared in this project. The power factor of pure Resistive load (Heater) is also checked. So basically this trainer named Power factor improvement trainer is determined by checking different loads for checking, improving, and comparing under several specific conditions to collect the resultant of these conditions.
This trainer is supposed to maintain safety. Since the capacitor bank has been installed this is already a hazard for our trainer that’s why safety is important. The grounding is maintained for our panel. We have installed Safety Breakers for safety on every practical. For safety, EOCR is applied in our project. For safety, Emergency Stop buttons are implanted on our panel.
These are the following practicals:
- Practical 1: Indicating the improvement of Impaired Power factor on inductive load (Motor)
- Practical 2: Different voltages are applied to check the power factor of inductive load (Motor) and then improve the power factor.
- Practical 3: Indicating that the power factor gets down manually by connecting the capacitor and then improving the impaired power factor.
- Practical 4: Checking the power factor of the external load or improving the power factor of that particular load. The load range is 1A-6A.
- Practical 5: Indicates the comparison of the power factor of an LED bulb to the power factor of the Bulb.
- Practical 6: Checking the power factor of pure resistive load (Heater).
REASON AND OBJECTIVE
As in our university, it’s never been a device like a trainer. We have studied this compact system in theory but never been an applied or practical system.
We have faced a lot of problems according to this project as shortage of equipment, implements of equipment on our specific idea of the project. We have been on many types of research to find any kind of project like our project but we didn’t find any type of project. This type of project has never been performed in the history of Indus University. So that is why we choose this project our project is advanced and modified according to recent technology. it is understandable and manageable. It is highly user-friendly for manually trained personnel. Our project is based on the checking, improving, maintaining, and comparing the power factors of Inductive, Capacitive, and Resistive.
AIM
The aim of our project is solely to provide this practical system of our university “INDUS UNIVERSITY” by this current student as well as upcoming batches can get benefits ideas of creation which are roots of our inventions.
We describe our project in the above line that our project is very unique, modified, and advanced according to current technology. It has many benefits and areas of learning for upcoming students and generations. Our project is a role model for the students of bachelors and for cooperation systems they can learn and grab the uniqueness and easiness of our project by installing in their surroundings. They can also install the unique idea of our team into a large-scale and plate form. The basic core of our idea and phenomena is to make students understand the practical model of their theoretical learning. Most of the students don’t know about the installation of their theoretical knowledge there for in practical or cooperate life in industries they phase problems.
Project Implementation MethodPROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
Implementing our unique idea was the toughest challenge because this idea has never been implemented in the market. We served our contribution by taking risk of creating the structure and team of professionals to make it possible as this project is not a single go but it required efforts creativity and most important faith.
In our project, the basic phenomenon of understanding contribution is checking, improving, and comparing the mini models of power factors .lots of expenses are made because of connecting devices and defining designs into reality. We worked overnight and night to risk our idea whether it will work or not but we made it real. We made every input and got output by dividing tasks such as one team member assigned to search devices related to the idea and the other to design the whole framework. Another member was making diagrams of the wiring of the project. As the design is related to the AutoCAD design of our model which took many attempts. The wiring diagram is the diagram of device wiring connection as safety wirings, wiring of interlocking, and wiring of indicating the supply that is ON of light and reading points.
To build up the framework for our project, first of all, we made a sample to get the idea for our main project that gives us the actual size of our project to fit the types of equipment and make a wiring diagram. After passing through sample formation now we go to the designing the idea that we got from the sample on AutoCAD. we selected this trainer for our university we made a sample of our product to get design and sizes that will give the idea to implement on the AutoCAD for the actual model.
the implementation of our project containing the devices wirings the devices into the framework. The initiative was taken by designing the project in Auto Cad, Maintaining and standing the structure of our project, third category goes with the painting of the body of the project for the better and clear display now we have reached the point to fit the equipment into the painted and designed body of our project after fitting the equipment into the body of project we reached to the step of wiring and making connections between the equipment, this is the whole procedure of making project before testing. The testing starts line by line practical.
Benefits of the ProjectBENEFITS OF PROJECT
This power factor trainer is made for students which will help them in the future. From this trainer, they will learn many realistic points that have been studied in theory but the practical version was not available before our power factor trainer. This trainer contains every type of practical power factor trainer. Students can run and understand this practical by reading the manual because it is described step by step and can have the knowledge to learn and run the trainer. They can perform and collect live reading from the power factor trainer. Now the futuristic goal is that students will be more skillful practically as well as theoretically because it is a complete product. This trainer is easy to use, user-friendly, manageable, economically least and needs a small area to install our next future direction is to provide more trainers like our trainers to more universities so more students can polish their theoretical knowledge by understanding and learning the trainer. Not only like our trainer but more advanced and technically competent trainers will be produced and provided by our team to other universities.
We have performed 6 different practicals on our trainer from starting we decided on multiple projects for the selection of one project afterward one project is selected that is not available in university but students have theoretical knowledge therefore to utilize the knowledge of students we selected this trainer for our university
T0 researched many projects then selected projects of power factor trainer with the help of supervisors are showed up to dean. Our dean told us to make a system that is using every term to perform every type of practical. “Term” means voltage, current, etc. Dean told us to select some practicals having practicals of resistive, capacitive, and inductive load. Dean also told us to take feedback on the power factor system so we have taken the feedback of three industries before making this project dean said. We researched and studied many practicals then practical’s are tested not single type but every type of practical’s meanwhile testing types of equipment got damaged and this equipment is short from markets and available item was quite expensive. One of the main reasons for damaging the equipment was the backward current of the capacitor after the following testing, some practicals got decided that are six.
every practical is tested and checked for making results. The result was correct. This trainer was presented to Indus University Dean Supervisors, Every teacher in our department. Every teacher appreciated us for our work as Power factor trainers with words about the need for this power factor trainer in our university which will lead to benefits for our current and future students.
Technical Details of Final DeliverablePROJECT AUTOCAD DESIGNS AND CUT PLAN
PRACTICAL PERFORMANCE IN THIS PROJECT
1ST PRACTICAL (MOTOR PF IMPROVEMENT)
2ND PRACTICAL (APPLY DIFF VOLTAGE)
3RD PRACTICAL (PF DOWN MANUALLY)
4TH PRACTICAL (EXTERNALS LOAD CHECK)
5TH PRACTICAL (BULB AND LED PF)
6TH PRACTICAL (HEATER ROD PF)
CAPACITOR BANK
In this trainer, the Capacitor Bank is used for improving the power factor of various practicals.
The capacitor bank has 10 stages with different types of ratings. We used different ratings of capacitors to improve the power factor. Line by Line Capacitor Bank Stages ON.
SINGLE LINE DIAGRAM (SLD)
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| Item Name | Type | No. of Units | Per Unit Cost (in Rs) | Total (in Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total in (Rs) | 73170 | |||
| Electrical Distribution Borad | Equipment | 1 | 21700 | 21700 |
| Single Pole Breaker | Equipment | 6 | 200 | 1200 |
| Double Pole Breaker | Equipment | 1 | 300 | 300 |
| Energy Meter | Equipment | 1 | 3500 | 3500 |
| 6 in 1 Energy Meter | Equipment | 1 | 2600 | 2600 |
| Light Voltmeter | Equipment | 6 | 180 | 1080 |
| Motor | Equipment | 3 | 600 | 1800 |
| Push Button | Equipment | 12 | 250 | 3000 |
| Indication Lamp | Equipment | 20 | 140 | 2800 |
| EOCR | Equipment | 1 | 500 | 500 |
| Emergency Stop | Equipment | 1 | 250 | 250 |
| Relay with Base | Equipment | 14 | 300 | 4200 |
| Timer | Equipment | 1 | 500 | 500 |
| Contactors | Equipment | 11 | 500 | 5500 |
| Transformer | Equipment | 1 | 4000 | 4000 |
| Socket | Equipment | 1 | 100 | 100 |
| Heater Rod | Equipment | 1 | 300 | 300 |
| Current Transformer | Equipment | 1 | 600 | 600 |
| Bulb | Equipment | 1 | 140 | 140 |
| LED Bulb | Equipment | 1 | 200 | 200 |
| Panel Light Strip | Equipment | 1 | 500 | 500 |
| Capacitor | Equipment | 25 | 200 | 5000 |
| Electrical Duct | Equipment | 8 | 600 | 4800 |
| Wire | Equipment | 4 | 650 | 2600 |
| U Lugs | Equipment | 4 | 200 | 800 |
| Toggle Switch | Equipment | 1 | 300 | 300 |
| Light Holder | Equipment | 2 | 200 | 400 |
| Limit Switch | Equipment | 1 | 100 | 100 |
| Tags | Equipment | 50 | 10 | 500 |
| Tie Clip | Equipment | 4 | 100 | 400 |
| Breaker strip | Equipment | 2 | 150 | 300 |
| Thesis Book | Miscellaneous | 2 | 800 | 1600 |
| Catalogue Book | Miscellaneous | 2 | 300 | 600 |
| Printing | Miscellaneous | 100 | 10 | 1000 |