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    The document uses the analogy of a beer mug filled with beer (KW or real power) and foam (KVAR or reactive power) to explain the concepts of apparent power (KVA), power factor, and the power triangle. Power factor is the ratio of real power to apparent power. A lower power factor indicates a higher percentage of reactive power (more foam) compared to real power (less beer). An ideal power factor of 1 would mean no reactive power (no foam).

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    The document uses the analogy of a beer mug filled with beer (KW or real power) and foam (KVAR or reactive power) to explain the concepts of apparent power (KVA), power factor, and the power triangle. Power factor is the ratio of real power to apparent power. A lower power factor indicates a higher percentage of reactive power (more foam) compared to real power (less beer). An ideal power factor of 1 would mean no reactive power (no foam).

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    The document uses the analogy of a beer mug filled with beer (KW or real power) and foam (KVAR or reactive power) to explain the concepts of apparent power (KVA), power factor, and the power triangle. Power factor is the ratio of real power to apparent power. A lower power factor indicates a higher percentage of reactive power (more foam) compared to real power (less beer). An ideal power factor of 1 would mean no reactive power (no foam).

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    What's Common For Beer Mug and Power Factor - EEP

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    The document uses the analogy of a beer mug filled with beer (KW or real power) and foam (KVAR or reactive power) to explain the concepts of apparent power (KVA), power factor, and the power triangle. Power factor is the ratio of real power to apparent power. A lower power factor indicates a higher percentage of reactive power (more foam) compared to real power (less beer). An ideal power factor of 1 would mean no reactive power (no foam).

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    What'scommonforBeerMugandPowerFactor?|EEP

    WhatscommonforBeerMugandPowerFactor?

    What'scommonforBeerMugandPowerFactor?

    Understandingpowerfactorisnotthathard.Wehavesomeverycommonexamplefromthereal
    lifeyouwillunderstandforsure,butfirstletsstartwithsomeintroductionofpowerfactor.
    Tounderstandpowerfactor,wellfirststartwiththedefinitionofsomebasicterms:

    kWisWorkingPower(alsocalledActualPowerorActivePowerorRealPower).Itisthepower
    thatactuallypowerstheequipmentandperformsusefulwork.

    kVARisReactivePower.Itisthepowerthatmagneticequipment(transformer,motor,relayetc.)
    needstoproducethemagnetizingflux.

    kVAisApparentPower.ItisthevectorialsummationofKVARandKW.

    ExampleFromtheRealLife

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    Ok,thesefolksmust'vebeenrunningsomeheavyreactivepowercompensation'causethere'snofoamP.F.=1)

    Letslookatasimpleanalogyinordertobetterunderstandtheseterms.
    Letssayitsfridayevening,andyouarewithyourfriendsatyourfavoritepubafterreallyhotday.
    Youorderupabigmugofyourfavoritebeerforyouandforyourfriends.Thethirstquenching
    portionofyourbeerisrepresentedbyKW(thebigpicontop).

    Unfortunately,lifeisntperfect.Alongwithyouralecomesalittlebitoffoam.(And
    letsfaceitthatfoamjustdoesntquenchyourthirst.)Thisfoamisrepresented
    byKVAR.

    Thetotalcontentsofyourmug,KVA,isthissummationofKW(thebeer)andKVAR(thefoam).
    So,nowthatweunderstandsomebasicterms,wearereadytolearnaboutpowerfactor:
    PowerFactor(P.F.)istheratioofWorkingPowertoApparentPower.

    Lookingatourbeermuganalogyabove,powerfactorwouldbetheratioofbeer(KW)tobeerplus
    foam(KVA).

    Thus,foragivenKVA:
    1. Themorefoamyouhave(thehigherthepercentageofKVAR),theloweryourratioofKW
    (beer)toKVA(beerplusfoam).Thus,theloweryourpowerfactor.
    2. Thelessfoamyouhave(thelowerthepercentageofKVAR),thehigheryourratioofKW
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    (beer)toKVA(beerplusfoam).Infact,asyourfoam(orKVAR)approacheszero,your
    powerfactorapproaches1.0.
    Ourbeermuganalogyisabitsimplistic.Inreality,whenwecalculateKVA,wemustdeterminethe
    vectorialsummationofKVARandKW.Therefore,wemustgoonestepfurtherandlookatthe
    anglebetweenthesevectors.

    PowerTriangle
    ThePowerTriangleillustratesthisrelationshipbetweenKW,KVA,KVAR,andPowerFactor:

    Notethatinanidealworldlookingatthebeermuganalogy:
    1. KVARwouldbeverysmall(foamwouldbeapproachingzero)
    2. KWandKVAwouldbealmostequal(morebeerlessfoam)

    Therearedosenoftoolsandtechnicalarticles/guidespublishedatEEPthatcanhelpyouto
    understandpowerfactoranditscontrolling.Hopethesecanhelp:
    PowerFactorCorrectionCalculation(MSExcelSpreadsheet)
    SizeofCapacitorForPowerFactorImprovements
    HowPowerFactorCorectionWorks
    CapacitorBanksInPowerSystem
    Economicadvantagesofpowerfactorcorrection

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    Resource:powerstudies.com

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