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Power factor can also be equal to 1. Power is greatest when voltage and current are in phase; the "power factor" is used to specify how much less the power is, compared to the product of voltage x current, if they are not.

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Power Factor = KVA/KW. This has no unit. Its value is always 1 or less.


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It can supply 2.5 kW to a load with a power factor of 1. Otherwise the power available must be multiplied by the power factor which is always less than 1. If uncertain assume 0.8 which makes it 2 kW.


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What is a correction factor capacitor?

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How mach load is used 100kva transformer?

i will try my best to answer this quistion, but u must not mind if i make a mistake! >>> the rating of an elctrical machine depend upon the loses in it. if, there are any losses in the machine due to power factor than the machine will b rated in KW and if there is no loss due to power factor than the machine is rated in KVA. so there are no losses in a transformer due to power factor so it is rated in KVA. as the KW= KVA* power factor so, kVA= KW/power factor here, KVA=100 so, KW= 100*power factor u can derive from here that the load on a transformer depends upon the power factor. as the power is always less than unity so the load will be less than 100KW. thankyou!


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