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Two factors reduce the power used by a piece of equipment compared to the volt-amps drawn from the supply: power factor and harmonic factor. Both factors increase the power transmission losses incurred in supplying a given amount of power.
The power factor is less than 1 when voltage and current are out of phase with each other.
When they are in phase the power equals the volt-amps except for a nonlinear load with a current that is not proportional to voltage. This generates harmonics in the current and the effect is that the power is less than the volt-amps, by an amount equal to the harmonic factor.
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What is the use of synchronous machines in power grid system?
To improve the power factor
What significance has a power factor in an unbalanced system?
A three-phase 'unbalanced' system refers to the load, as the supply voltages are unaffected by load. So the phase-angle and, therefore, the power factor of each phase will be different -i.e. there will be three different power factors.
When induction motors is used for power factor correction what is called?
I'm not sure I've ever seen an induction motor used to correct power factor; it is usually the induction motors that are causing the poor power factor. "Power factor correction" is usually accomplished by adding capacitors to the system to counteract the inductance of large motors.
Why are capacitors required to be in capacitor banks?
Capacitor banks are used to control the power factor in a power system. By connecting suitable capacitors the power factor can be controlled / maintained at a desired level. The requirement of a capacitor changes as the load changes dynamically. The same amount of capacitors can not maintain the desired power factor all the time. To be able to connect only the required number of capacitors, multiple (bank of capacitors) capacitors are included in a system. An automatic controller senses the actual power factor and connects and disconnects the capacitors from the bank as required
Does capacitor banks produce harmonics?
No, capacitor banks reduce harmonics. They act like a low pass filter. They also raise voltage by compensating for inductance and bringing the power factor back closer to 1. Capacitor banks in the power system can cause transients when randomly closed - many utilities use zero voltage closing equipment, or inductors to counteract this short time harmonic problem.
Why should the power factor of a power system be high?
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What is the use of synchronous machines in power grid system?
To improve the power factor
What significance has a power factor in an unbalanced system?
A three-phase 'unbalanced' system refers to the load, as the supply voltages are unaffected by load. So the phase-angle and, therefore, the power factor of each phase will be different -i.e. there will be three different power factors.
What is k factor?
K-factor is a weighting of the harmonic load currents according to their effects on transformer heating, as derived from ANSI/IEEE C57.110. A K-factor of 1.0 indicates a linear load (no harmonics). The higher the K-factor, the greater the harmonic heating effects.
What are the factor that determine the processing power of a computer?
clock system
Why is there a harmonics when there is no load?
Harmonics is electric current or voltages that are part of the power system as a result of nonlinear electric loads. If there is no load and a harmonic is present it can present because of a rectifier in the system.
How do you connect the capacitor bank in electrical system?
improvement of power factor
Why Voltage x Current do not equal rated power?
In an AC system power is equal to Voltage x Current x Power factor. Power factor is not constant and depends on the type of the load. Ideal value of the Power factor is 1, where as practically remains less then 1.
What is the effect of leading power factor on transformer?
that is to reduce the cost of the power plant.... Improving power factor(increasing the ration active/apparant power morethan 0.8) will increase the efficiency of uer system. Improving power factor denotes eleminating the recative power(which do no average work).... If u have more capacitive parts in uer system, the power you may need be really high when the capacitor is charging. But as it is in an a.c. system, used energy will be released and hence the average energy consumption of the cap is null. As in one instance iot absorbes energy, the electricity distributers must be able to generate such an high power which will incrrease their cost(eventhough the absorbed energy will be released)!!! Just by reducing the the reactive power, you can reduce the enery absorption. However to do so, you may have to use caps/inductors whcich will cost you a lot. Generally, electricity distributors say, "You must not reduce uer power factor than 0.8"... In some countries, distributors pay for the factries if there power factor is higher than a cirtain value(0.95).... -R-
When induction motors is used for power factor correction what is called?
I'm not sure I've ever seen an induction motor used to correct power factor; it is usually the induction motors that are causing the poor power factor. "Power factor correction" is usually accomplished by adding capacitors to the system to counteract the inductance of large motors.
What is the importance of load factor in power system planning?
load factor is the ratio of average load to max demand for a given period.High load factor meansless cost per KWHmore efficient use of power plant
What components define the system's form factor?
The mother board, power supply, and chassis
