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  2. Power factor - Wikipedia

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    The power factor of a balanced polyphase circuit is the same as that of any phase. The power factor of an unbalanced polyphase circuit is not uniquely defined. A direct reading power factor meter can be made with a moving coil meter of the electrodynamic type, carrying two perpendicular coils on the moving part of the instrument. The field of ...

  3. Synchronous condenser - Wikipedia

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    An over-excited synchronous motor has a leading power factor. This makes it useful for power-factor correction of industrial loads. Both transformers and induction motors draw lagging (magnetising) currents from the line. On light loads, the power drawn by induction motors has a large reactive component and the power factor has a low value. The ...

  4. Leading and lagging current - Wikipedia

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    Angle notation can easily describe leading and lagging current: . [1] In this equation, the value of theta is the important factor for leading and lagging current. As mentioned in the introduction above, leading or lagging current represents a time shift between the current and voltage sine curves, which is represented by the angle by which the curve is ahead or behind of where it would be ...

  5. Voltage regulation - Wikipedia

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    However, due to Kirchhoff's Laws, the voltage magnitude and thus the service voltage to customers will in fact vary along the length of a conductor such as a distribution feeder (see Electric power distribution). Depending on law and local practice, actual service voltage within a tolerance band such as ±5% or ±10% may be considered acceptable.

  6. Pumped-storage hydroelectricity - Wikipedia

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    Electricity is created when water is let in via a reversible turbine integrated into the sphere. During off-peak hours, the turbine changes direction and pumps the water out again, using "surplus" electricity from the grid. The quantity of power created when water is let in, grows proportionally to the height of the column of water above the ...

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  8. Synchronous motor - Wikipedia

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    This ability to selectively control power factor can be exploited for power factor correction of the power system to which the motor is connected. Since most power systems of any significant size have a net lagging power factor, the presence of overexcited synchronous motors moves the system's net power factor closer to unity, improving efficiency.

  9. What is a factor rate and how to calculate it - AOL

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    You can determine the cost of the money you want to borrow by multiplying the amount you want to borrow by a factor rate of 1.5. For example, it will cost you $25,000 to borrow $50,000 at a 1.50 ...