Improving power factor does nothing to improve a circuit. It merely affects the amount of current drawn by the load.
To improve the power factor
A resistor doesn't have a power factor. However, if a circuit is pure resistance in nature the power factor will be one when a voltage is applied and a current flows in the circuit. The power factor is a measure of the relative phases of the current and voltage in a circuit.
power factor means kw/kva
power factor means kw/kva
The power factor of a purely resistive circuit is 1.0.
ratio between true power and apparent power is called the power factor for a circuit Power factor =true power/apparent power also we conclude PF=power dissipated / actual power in pure resistive circuit if total resistance is made zero power factor will be zero
power factor means kw/kva
power factor=real power/apparent power... real power in the sense the capacity of the circuit for performing a work in a particular time..for example the work done by a motor circuit is so and so...real power is what we consume from them... apparent power if the product of the current thro' the circuit and the voltage...it will be always greater than the real power.. if the POWER FACTOR IS 1.0(100%),THEN THE AC POWER IN THE CIRCUIT WILL BE EQUIVALENT TO THE POWER OFFERED BY A DC CIRCUIT....
The different types of power factor are: # Leading ( Due to Capacitive Circuit) # Lagging (Due to Inductive Circuit) # Unity (Due to Resistive Circuit)
Power factor does not apply to a resistive circuit. Just the current will follow the voltage (in phase)
For open circuit test of transformer, the secondary is open circuit and the circuit impedance is largely inductive due to the core impedance having high L as compared to R. hence the power factor is reduced, thus , we use low power factor wattmeters.
Power factor doesn't necessarily 'improve with the load', but it is determined by the load.