If you multiply kVA by Power Factor (Ranges from zero to one) you get watts which is effective power.
Power requirements are measured in KVA, which stands for Kilo-Volt-Amperes. To calculate the amount of power you require you would use the following formula. KVA = Volts * Amps / 1000
All transformers have a power rating given in kVA which determine the maximum load that can be connected to that transformer.
To calculate kilovolt-amps (kVA) when kilowatts (kW) is known, you can use the formula: kVA = kW / power factor. The power factor is the ratio of real power (kW) to apparent power (kVA) in an electrical circuit.
If you are asking whether power-factor improvement has any effect on a wattmeter reading, then the answer is no, it doesn't. Improving the power factor of a load has absolutely no effect on the power of the load, but it can act to reduce the value of the load current.
It does not matter, when testing a generator with a resistive load bank, if you load it to kVA or KW. For a resitive load, i.e. non-reactive load, the power factor is one, so kVA and kW are the same.
You cannot convert them. KVA is a measure of power, while amperes are a measure of current.
The kVA (kilovolt ampere) is the vector sum of real + reactive power in an AC circuit. The kW (kilowatt) is a measure of the real power in that circuit. Inherently, a circuit will not require only real power, but also reactive power. Thus kVA is a more meaningful value when considering sizing equipment (such as transformers, bus work, breakers, etc.) because this equipment must be sized for the total current drawn, not just the real power usage.
If a load takes 50 kW at a power factor of 0.5 lagging calculate the apparent power and reactive power Answer: Apparent power = Active power / Power Factor In this case, Active power = 50 kW and power factor = 0.5 So Apparent power = 50/0.5 = 100 KVA
To calculate the power factor (pf) of a 1010 kVA diesel generator (DG) set, you can use the formula: [ \text{Power Factor (pf)} = \frac{\text{Real Power (kW)}}{\text{Apparent Power (kVA)}} ] First, determine the real power (kW) output of the DG set, which can be obtained from the manufacturer's specifications or by measuring the actual load. Then, divide the real power by the apparent power (1010 kVA) to find the power factor. Typically, a power factor of 0.8 to 0.9 is common for DG sets.
The 0.8 Power Factor provided by generator manufacturers is not the load power factor, but it is the nominal power factor used to calculate the kW output of an engine to supply the power for a particular alternator kVA output. Alternators are therefore designed to supply their rated kVA at 0.8 lagging power factor.
Transformers are rated in VA or kVA. That is because the voltage is limited by the power loss in the magnetic core, and the current is limited by the power loss in the resistance of the windings. The rated voltage times the rated current gives the transformer's rating in kVA.
For a purely resistive load with a unity power factor, 9.41 kVA would equal 9.41 kW. However some equipment such as a motor will have a power factor less than 1. If the power factor is 0.8 then 9.41 kVA would equal 9.41 x 0.8 kW.