<![CDATA[PT. Sentana Multi Makmur (PT. SMM) is a manufacturing industry that uses large amounts of inductive loads, causing the power factor value to become low and increasing the need for reactive power. This research aims to analyze the effect of installing capacitor banks on improving the power factor in the electric power distribution system at PT. SMM. The research method was carried out through field observations, direct measurements using a clamp meter, and data analysis using the power triangle approach. The research results show that installing a capacitor bank with a capacity of 500 kVAR can increase the average power factor from 0.80 to 0.943, reduce reactive power by 500 kVAR, reduce load current by 14.9%, and reduce apparent power by 238.02 kVA. In addition, the available transformer capacity increases so that the electricity system becomes more efficient, reliable and meets PLN's minimum power factor standard of 0.85.]]>
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