Motor & Energy
Power Factor Alert
Configure Power Factor Alert in HPzenAi Smart. Warns when power factor indicates possible penalty or maintenance need.
What it does
A maintenance hint before penalties hit.
Warns when power factor indicates possible penalty or maintenance need. Use this automation when the selected field devices should work together without repeated manual setup.
Automation Logic
Trigger
Power factor falls below the selected threshold.
Power factor drops below 0.85
Example: choose "Power factor drops below" and keep the default 0.85, select another preset, or enter another value.
Condition
The meter reading is recent and the condition persists after filtering.
No condition
Example: leave No condition selected when the trigger alone should run the workflow.
Action
Send a maintenance alert.
Notify me (warning)
Example: choose "Notify me (warning)" for the default then behavior.
Allowed Time
Use All day for electrical monitoring.
All day
Example: keep All day for protection workflows, or choose Day or Night when operation should stay inside site hours.
Automation Details
Recommended use
Commercial and industrial panels with energy metering.
Motor Controllers, Energy Meters, Level Sensors
Send a maintenance alert.
Treat this as a maintenance signal, not an automatic control trip unless designed for it.
Compare readings with expected meter data before setting the alert threshold.
Before You Start
Device Readiness
Link every device used by this workflow and confirm each one is online.
Device Selection
Choose the exact tank, pump, valve, relay, or meter that should be controlled.
Safe Test
Test with safe thresholds or manual observation before leaving the workflow enabled.
Guided Setup
Set Up Power Factor Alert
Open the HPzenAi app.
Commissioning Checks
- Confirm the motor action or alert follows the selected protection condition.
- Compare readings with expected meter data before setting the alert threshold.
- Confirm the saved card shows the correct workflow, devices, schedule, and enabled state.
- Review the event history after testing so the action is recorded as expected.
- Keep safety-critical workflows active all day unless the site needs a specific time window.
Troubleshooting
- If the Save button is disabled, complete every required trigger, condition, action, and timing field.
- If the workflow does not run, confirm the devices are online and the active time allows it to run now.
- If the action does not complete, check whether the target device is already in that state or cannot accept commands.
- If notification behavior is missing, confirm phone notification permission and recent device data.