{"id":1038,"date":"2020-07-04T08:27:40","date_gmt":"2020-07-04T08:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zillionsbuyer.com\/blog\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2020-07-04T08:27:59","modified_gmt":"2020-07-04T08:27:59","slug":"what-is-the-importance-of-power-factor-in-electrical-installations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zillionsbuyer.com\/blog\/what-is-the-importance-of-power-factor-in-electrical-installations\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Importance of Power Factor in Electrical Installations."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Importance\nof power factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zillionsbuyer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Power-Factor-Correction-using-Capacitor-1024x691.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zillionsbuyer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Power-Factor-Correction-using-Capacitor-1024x691.gif 1024w, https:\/\/www.zillionsbuyer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Power-Factor-Correction-using-Capacitor-300x202.gif 300w, https:\/\/www.zillionsbuyer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Power-Factor-Correction-using-Capacitor-768x518.gif 768w, https:\/\/www.zillionsbuyer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Power-Factor-Correction-using-Capacitor-750x506.gif 750w, https:\/\/www.zillionsbuyer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Power-Factor-Correction-using-Capacitor-1140x769.gif 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lower the power f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zillionsbuyer.com\/product\/2228\/fluke-190-102-unis-100-mhz-scopemeter-two-electrically-isolated-inputs270-x-190-x-70-mm\">actor of an installatio<\/a>n, the higher will be the amount of current drawn from the source for the same kW rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The majority of AC electrical machines and\nequipments draw from the supply power (kVA) which exceeds the required useful\npower&nbsp; (kW). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is due to reactive power (KVAR)\nnecessary for alternating magnetic field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ratio of useful power (kW) to apparent\npower (kVA) is termed as the power factor of the load. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reactive power is indispensable and\nconstitutes an additional demand on the system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The power factor indicates the portion of\nthe current in the system performing useful work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A power factor of unity (100 percent)\ndenotes 100 percent utilization of the total current for useful work where as a\npower factor of 0.70 shows that only 70 percent of the current is performing\nuseful work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Importance of power factor: The lower the power factor of an installation, the higher will be the amount of current drawn from the source for the same kW rating. The majority of AC electrical machines and equipments draw from the supply power (kVA) which exceeds the required useful power&nbsp; (kW). 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