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  2. Volt-ampere - Wikipedia

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    A common prefixed derived unit is "kilovolt-ampere" (symbol kVA). The VA rating is limited by the maximum permissible current, and the watt rating by the power-handling capacity of the device. When a UPS powers equipment which presents a reactive load with a low power factor, neither limit may safely be exceeded. [4]

  3. Uninterruptible power supply - Wikipedia

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    A large data-center-scale UPS being installed by electricians. An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) or uninterruptible power source is a type of continual power system that provides automated backup electric power to a load when the input power source or mains power fails.

  4. Load regulation - Wikipedia

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    Load regulation is the capability to maintain a constant voltage (or current) level on the output channel of a power supply despite changes in the supply's load (such as a change in resistance value connected across the supply output).

  5. Diesel rotary uninterruptible power supply - Wikipedia

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    Most forms of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) can be either powered by battery or flywheel energy. These are ready for immediate use at the instant that the mains electricity fails, but the relatively small and finite amount of stored energy they contain makes them suitable for short periods of use, typically in the order of a few dozen minutes to a couple of hours depending on the actual load.

  6. Split-phase electric power - Wikipedia

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    In a so-called balanced power system, sometimes called "technical power", an isolation transformer with a center tap is used to create a separate supply with conductors at balanced voltages with respect to ground. The purpose of a balanced power system is to minimize the noise coupled into sensitive equipment from the power supply.

  7. Orders of magnitude (current) - Wikipedia

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    400 V low voltage secondary side distribution transformer with primary 12 kV; 200 kVA (up to 1000 kVA also common) [7] 10 3: 2kA 10.5 kV secondary side from an electrical substation with primary 115 kV; 63 MVA [8] 9.3 kA 2.7V, Ultracapacitor short circuit current [9] 10 4: 25 kA Lorentz force can crusher pinch [10] 30 kA Typical lightning ...

  8. Power factor - Wikipedia

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    At low values of power factor, more apparent power needs to be transferred to get the same real power. To get 1 kW of real power at 0.2 power factor, 5 kVA of apparent power needs to be transferred (1 kW ÷ 0.2 = 5 kVA). This apparent power must be produced and transmitted to the load and is subject to losses in the production and transmission ...

  9. Per-unit system - Wikipedia

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    In the power systems analysis field of electrical engineering, a per-unit system is the expression of system quantities as fractions of a defined base unit quantity. . Calculations are simplified because quantities expressed as per-unit do not change when they are referred from one side of a transformer to t