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Power factor is the cosine of the angle between current and voltage. Most of the loads are inductive.In inductive loads current always lag the supply voltage.In unity power factor condition the current and the supply are in the same phase.
Since, P=V*I*cos(angle between V & I)
Now for a constant power as power factor changes i.e: decreases, to keep power demand constant current has to increase as your voltage is constant.In this way the current increases due to increase in copper losses (I*I*R),voltage drops (I*R) and to keep this voltage constant more reactive power is required.
KW = KVA * cos(angle between V & I).....so as the power factor is getting lower,the actual output we obtained from the transformer will be lower than the desired output for the particular value of voltage and current in that circuit.That is why in industries have given much more importance for power factor improvement.
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How does a capacitor bank work?
They store charge between their plates in an electric field
Is nuclear power maintained or sustained?
maintained.
How power is flowing when voltage and phase angle is maintained same?
Assume you are saying that the current and voltage are in phase and you want to know how power is affected. When Voltage and Current are in phase the Power Factor is 1 and you have maximum power being applied. When Voltage and Current are not in phase, Power Factor decreases from 1 toward zero.
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
How did the Monarchs justified and maintained their power?
they didnt!
What is the power of a factor?
power factor means kw/kva
How do you find power input with given power factor and power output?
Output Power divided by Power Factor.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of unity power factor?
There is no disadvantage of unity power factor, because at unity power factor all the electrical power is efficiently utilized by the the load, and at lagging power factor some power is lost in the load's magneticfield.
What mean power factor 0.26 lead?
When looking at power factor, it is the ratio of watts (true power) to VA. The power factor is how we measure power systems. A person with a low power factor like .26 will have a higher electricity bill.
When you should use synchronous motor instead of capacitor for power factor correction?
Synchronous motors show some interesting properties, which finds applications in power factor correction. The synchronous motor can be run at lagging, unity or leading power factor. The control is with the field excitation, as described below:When the field excitation voltage is decreased, the motor runs in lagging power factor. The power factor by which the motor lags varies directly with the drop in excitation voltage. This condition is called under-excitation.When the field excitation voltage is made equal to the rated voltage, the motor runs at unity power factor.When the field excitation voltage is increased above the rated voltage, the motor runs at leading power factor. And the power factor by which the motor leads varies directly with the increase in field excitation voltage. This condition is called over-excitation.The most basic property of sycho motor is that it can be use as a CAPACITOR OR INDUCTOR both. Hence in turn it improves the power factor of system.The leading power factor operation of synchronous motor finds application in power factor correction. Normally, all the loads connected to the power supply grid run in lagging power factor, which increases reactive power consumption in the grid, thus contributing to additional losses. In such cases, a synchronous motor with no load is connected to the grid and is run over-excited, so that the leading power factor created by synchronous motor compensates the existing lagging power factor in the grid and the overall power factor is brought close to 1 (unity power factor). If unity power factor is maintained in a grid, reactive power losses diminish to zero, increasing the efficiency of the grid. This operation of synchronous motor in over-excited mode to correct the power factor is sometimes called as Synchronous_condenser.
When will i use 0.82 power factor?
There is no significance to a power factor of 0.82.
What is the power factor of a circuit?
power factor means kw/kva
