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Power Factor

03/15/2012 1:30 PM

Pls explain power factor.
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03/15/2012 1:32 PM

I can't be arsed. Try Wikipedia instead.

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03/15/2012 3:18 PM

The answer to these questions are readily available on Google.
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03/18/2012 7:47 PM

OH, good pic of the BMA, better than the one i have for teaching, I'm going to use it, thanks and many thanks if you drew it

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03/18/2012 9:31 PM

i wish i had drawn it i got it from another CR4 thread on PF i think. Anyway, it is in the public domain, so feel free to use it, good luck.

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03/16/2012 12:48 AM

The Power factor of an AC electric power system is the ratio of the real power {KW} flowing to the load to the apparent power in the circuit {KVA}.

A load with a low power factor draws more current than a load with a high power factor for the same amount of Load.
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