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What does power factor mean and why is it important?

April 26, 2017Factor mean power

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What does power factor mean and why is it important?

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Power factor is the ratio of working power to apparent power (KW/KVA). The KVA fraction consists of power used towards work plus power wasted in the process of powering equipment. The KW fraction is the power used towards work only. A power factor of 1.0 is the best you can get, but many households and businesses have a power factor less than 0.9. We can easily test to see if your power factor is satisfactory. If not satisfactory, we can help improve it.