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TIWARI RAHUL
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POWER FACTOR CORRECTION

03/09/2009 10:27 PM

CAN WE DO POWER FACTOR CORRECTION WITH ANY DEVICE OTHER THAN CAPACITOR? AND IF SO THEN HOW?
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stevem
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03/09/2009 10:55 PM

STOP YELLING PLEASE!

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Re: POWER FACTOR CORRECTION

03/09/2009 11:01 PM

synchronous motors are one way. Why do you not want to use capacitors?

http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_2/chpt_13/3.html
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Re: POWER FACTOR CORRECTION

03/10/2009 3:54 AM

And also semicondutor convertors.

Since it is a homework question, how you have to find out.

(On practical life people use capacitors, but yelling for abnormal- means homework)

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Re: POWER FACTOR CORRECTION

03/10/2009 6:01 AM

you can use inductor ,syncronous motor for power factor improvment
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Re: POWER FACTOR CORRECTION

03/12/2009 7:19 PM

Are you wanting to power factor correct for displacement power factor, or for distortion power factor??

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