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 is the ratio of real power over total power, where total power includes the vector sum of real and reactive power. Resistors use real power. Perfect capacitors and inductors store power. In an AC system, capacitors and inductors will begin collecting power as the voltage applied to them increases, but eventually the voltage applied to them will be less than the charge they are already holding, and they will discharge into the circuit. This shows up as a phase shift in current relative to voltage.
The load current in an electrical system isn't determined solely by the power factor. The power factor, which can range from -1 to +1, is a measure of how effectively the electrical power is being converted into useful work output. A power factor of 1 (or 100%) signifies that the power is being used entirely effectively, with no reactive power. However, to determine the load current, you would also need to know the power (in watts) and the voltage (in volts) being used in the system. The formula to calculate current (I) is: I = Power (P) / Voltage (V). So, if you have a power factor of 1, it means that all the power is being used effectively, but it doesn't directly determine the load current.
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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.
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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 capacitors are rated in reactive volt amperes. To determine the appropriate rating, it is necessary to determine the existing (inductive) reactive power of the load, then determine the amount of (capacitive) reactive power necessary to achieve the desired power factor (it's rarely economical to try and achieve unity power factor), and this will be the necessary reactive power of the capacitor bank.The capacitance of power-factor correction capacitors is not really relevant to the calculation, which is why they are rated in reactive volt amperes, rather than in farads.
Power factor is the ratio of real power over total power, where total power includes the vector sum of real and reactive power. Resistors use real power. Perfect capacitors and inductors store power. In an AC system, capacitors and inductors will begin collecting power as the voltage applied to them increases, but eventually the voltage applied to them will be less than the charge they are already holding, and they will discharge into the circuit. This shows up as a phase shift in current relative to voltage.
The load current in an electrical system isn't determined solely by the power factor. The power factor, which can range from -1 to +1, is a measure of how effectively the electrical power is being converted into useful work output. A power factor of 1 (or 100%) signifies that the power is being used entirely effectively, with no reactive power. However, to determine the load current, you would also need to know the power (in watts) and the voltage (in volts) being used in the system. The formula to calculate current (I) is: I = Power (P) / Voltage (V). So, if you have a power factor of 1, it means that all the power is being used effectively, but it doesn't directly determine the load current.
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To calculate three-phase power with a power factor, you would use the formula: P = √3 x V x I x PF, where P is power in watts, V is voltage, I is current, and PF is the power factor. Multiply √3 (1.732) by the voltage, current, and power factor to determine the power in watts.
The conversion factor from lux to watt depends on the efficiency of the light source. It can be used to determine the power consumption of a light source in terms of lux by multiplying the lux value by the conversion factor to get the power consumption in watts.
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.
The superposition principle states that the response of a linear system can be determined by summing the responses to individual inputs. In power systems, power is a nonlinear quantity that depends on the square of the voltage or current. Therefore, the superposition principle cannot be directly applied to determine power because power is not a linear function of voltage and current.