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Is a wattmeter required to measure the active power delivered to a resistive load?
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∙ 10y ago
No. If the load is truly resistive, just measure the voltage across the load (in volts)and the current flowing in it (in amps) and multiply them. eg: 115 volts at 1.5 amps = 172.5 watts.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agoyup!!certainly yes!
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What instrument can you use to measure reactive power of a load?
An ammeter and a wattmeter are the instruments needed.
Why does not wattmeter measure the reactive power?
A wattmeter is designed so that it measures the supply voltage and the in-phase component of the load current. The product of these two quantities is the true power of the load.
Why is the wattmeter connected at the primary side of the transformer?
In general, you can install a wattmeter on the primary or the secondary side of a transformer (it depends what you are trying to measure). But if you are conducting an open- and short-circuit test (to find the transformer's losses), then the wattmeter is connected to the primary side because you want to measure the total (primary + secondary) losses and that is only achievable from the primary side.
How would you measure power using three watt meter and one watt meter for balanced and unbalanced loads?
The 'one wattmeter method' can only be used for balanced, wye-connected, loads where the load's neutral point is accessible. The wattmeter's current coil is inserted into any line conductor, and the voltage coil is connected between the same line and the neutral point. The wattmeter reading indicates the power of one phase, so the total power is three times the wattmeter reading.To measure the total power of a balanced or unbalanced wye- or delta-connected load, it is only necessary to use twowattmeters -this is called the 'two wattmeter method'. In this case, the current coils of each wattmeter are inserted into any two line conductors, and the voltage coils are connected between the two line conductors and the third line conductor. The sum of the two wattmeter readings will indicate the total power of the load.
How would you measure power factor of the balanced three phase load by two wattmeter method?
Yes. The wattmeter's current coil will have to be connected into one of the line conductors, and its voltage coil between that same line conductor and the neutral point of the load. Connected this way, the wattmeter's voltage coil is measuring one of the three phase voltages (line-to-neutral voltage) while its current coil is measuring the corresponding phase current (for a 4-wire system, the phase current = line current). The power factor (cosine of the phase angle) is accounted for automatically within the wattmeter. So the wattmeter will measure the true power (in watts) of one phase. The total power, therefore, will be 3x the wattmeter reading -providing, of course, that the load is balanced (i.e. each phase is identical). WebRep currentVote noRating noWeight
Why watt-meter is required to measure real power delivered to a purely resistive load?
A wattmeter (not 'watt-meter') will always measure the true power of a load, regardles of whether that load is purely resistive or not. This is because a wattmeter effectively measures the in-phase component of the load current.
To measure electrical power you would use a?
wattmeter
Can reactive power measure by 2 wattmeter method?
Active volts amperes are measured by 2 wattmeter methods. A wattmeter will measure active power and not reactive power. Electrical engineering is a promising career for anyone who likes to generate power.
What are the uses of wattmeter?
Wattmeter is an intrument which is used to measure the power consumption of an Electric circuit or an appliance which is connected to the supply in terms of Watts.
Why wattmeter measure the reactive power?
A watt meter will measure active power, not reactive power.
What is the function of watt meter?
The wattmeter is an instrument to measure the electrical power.
Why does not wattmeter measure the reactive power?
A wattmeter is designed so that it measures the supply voltage and the in-phase component of the load current. The product of these two quantities is the true power of the load.
What instrument can you use to measure reactive power of a load?
An ammeter and a wattmeter are the instruments needed.
Can you measure power with a volt meter?
No. A voltmeter measures potential difference (voltage). To measure power, a wattmeter is required. On the other hand, for a d.c. circuit only, you could use a voltmeter and an ammeter, and multiply their readings in order to calculate the power of a load.
Why is the wattmeter connected at the primary side of the transformer?
In general, you can install a wattmeter on the primary or the secondary side of a transformer (it depends what you are trying to measure). But if you are conducting an open- and short-circuit test (to find the transformer's losses), then the wattmeter is connected to the primary side because you want to measure the total (primary + secondary) losses and that is only achievable from the primary side.
How would you measure power using three wattmeter in three phase?
Each of the wattmeter's current coils are inserted into line conductors, and the voltage coils are connected in wye between each line conductor.
What does reading of wattmeter indicate in case of open circuit test of transformer?
In case of open circuit test of transformers we measure iron losses and hence the power lost here is being measured by the wattmeter.
