engineering, the power factor of an AC power system is defined as the ratio of the real power absorbed by the load to the apparent power flowing in the...
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the power factor in electric power transmission; capacitors (or inductors) are inserted in a circuit to partially compensate for reactive power 'consumed'...
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Power factor (PF) in practical shooting competitions refers to a ranking system used to reward cartridges with more recoil. Power factor is a measure of...
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uninterruptible power supply (UPS) or uninterruptible power source is a type of continual power system that provides automated backup electric power to a load...
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Thermoelectric materials (redirect from Thermoelectric power factor)
power factor is reported for a thermoelectric material, given by P o w e r f a c t o r = σ S 2 [ W / m / K 2 ] {\displaystyle \mathrm {Power~factor}...
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problems if not carefully suppressed, and simple designs may have a poor power factor. 1836 Induction coils use switches to generate high voltages. 1910 An...
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electrical fault, power conditioning to prevent electronic noise or voltage surges on the input from reaching the load, power-factor correction, and storing...
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Induction motor (section Power factor)
considerations, power systems are rarely power factor corrected to unity power factor. Power capacitor application with harmonic currents requires power system...
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Input impedance (section Power factor)
phase. With DC sources, reactive circuits have no impact, therefore power factor correction is not necessary. For a circuit to be modelled with an ideal...
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relevant period. The capacity factor can be calculated for any electricity producing installation, such as a fuel consuming power plant or one using renewable...
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larger sizes) and it can operate at leading or unity power factor and thereby provide power-factor correction.[citation needed] Synchronous motors fall...
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leads to the lead-acid car battery. In electric power distribution, capacitors are used for power factor correction. Such capacitors often come as three...
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stemming from the amount of gunpowder). Thus, the power factor in a way reflects recoil. The power factor must exceed certain thresholds, and is calculated...
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personal computer power supplies conform to the ATX specification, which includes form factor and voltage tolerances. While an ATX power supply is connected...
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Impedance matching (section Power factor correction)
Smith charts. Power factor correction devices are intended to cancel the reactive and nonlinear characteristics of a load at the end of a power line. This...
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dissipation factor due to the non-ideal capacitor is expressed as the ratio of the resistive power loss in the ESR to the reactive power oscillating in...
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{\displaystyle {\text{(reactive power)}}={\text{(apparent power)}}\sin \theta } The ratio of real power to apparent power is called power factor and is a number always...
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Multigun (section Power factor and calibers)
they wish, as long as the power factor requirements are satisfied. Multigun in general has fewer division specific power factor requirements than USPSA/IPSC...
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is a tongue-in-cheek play on electronics jargon such as "form factor" and "power factor" and derives from the stereotype that men are predisposed to appreciate...
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of the crest factor. When expressed in decibels, crest factor and PAPR are equivalent, due to the way decibels are calculated for power ratios vs amplitude...
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of power without factoring in harmonic components. The power factor mentioned above is the displacement power factor. There is another power factor that...
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Capacitor (redirect from Power condenser)
leads to the lead–acid car battery. In electric power distribution, capacitors are used for power-factor correction. Such capacitors often come as three...
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power increases and power factor decreases. For transmission systems with low power factor, losses are higher than for systems with high power factor...
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Relay (redirect from Power factor relay)
are used where it is necessary to control a circuit by an independent low-power signal, or where several circuits must be controlled by one signal. Relays...
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Static VAR compensator (redirect from SVC (Electric power transmission))
the flexible AC transmission system device family, regulating voltage, power factor, harmonics and stabilizing the system. A static VAR compensator has no...
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part of the total lost power in a converter. Power handling and dissipation of devices is also critical factor in design. Power electronic devices may...
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than most other power stations per energy produced. Wind farms sited offshore have less visual impact and have higher capacity factors, although they are...
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Power Factor is a 1993 side-scrolling action-platform video game developed by Hand Made Software and published by Atari Corporation in North America and...
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Electrical grid (redirect from Power grid)
lines. Lightning arresters Capacitors for power factor correction Synchronous condensers for power factor correction and grid stability Distribution...
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governments, which the outer races never have possessed. The temperate zone as power factor remained widely stressed in the modern research. In fact, all modern...
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