DrewE wrote:
kellertx5er wrote:
pianotuna wrote:
Hi,
PF matters when powering the converter with a generator.
Power factor correction only benefits the system upline from the point of correction. So yes, the generator will see improvement. However, your 30 (or 50) amp main breaker will see NO benefit and you will still be limited by that device.
:h Why wouldn't the main breaker (and the branch breaker feeding the converter) also see benefit from power factor correction in the converter? They are, after all, upline from the converter, and the actual, measurable current that flows through them would be reduced.
For converters such as Xantrex which have PF correction, this is correct. Any devices which connect at the pedestal would offer no benefit at the panel main breaker.
