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Harmonics and how they relate to power factor

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:376834
 [1];  [2]
  1. Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
  2. San Diego Gas & Electric Co., San Diego, CA (United States)

We are all. familiar with power factor, but are we using it to its true potential? In this paper we investigate the effect of harmonics on power factor and show through examples why it is important to use true power factor, rather than the conventional 50/60 Hz displacement power factor, when describing nonlinear loads.

Research Organization:
Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); CK and Associates, Albany, CA (United States)
OSTI ID:
376834
Report Number(s):
EPRI-TR--104581; CONF-9311343--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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