The reduction of power factor will cause huge loss of electric energy transmission, and the voltage loss will be affected by reactive power. At the same time, it will also reduce the utilization rate of power equipment, wasting energy and economy. Therefore, according to the relevant regulations of the power supply department, it is necessary to limit the power factor. In some power supply areas, a certain value needs to be reached, and below the specified value, reactive power compensation must be performed.The standard of natural power factor of ordinary residential area is 0.7-0.75. However, the power factor of residential electricity should be maintained above 0.9. When the power factor does not meet the requirements, it is necessary to increase the power factor, and the method of improving the power factor can be correctly selected and the motor is used reasonably so that the motor does not run at light load or no load. The transformer capacity can be selected reasonably, and the operation mode can be adjusted appropriately to avoid the light or no-load operation of the transformer