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What is the difference between the power factor and the cosinus phi?

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Question added by بدر اادين سيدية , Energy engineer , DEMCO
Date Posted: 2017/07/19
Hari shankar - BEE Certified Energy Auditor
by Hari shankar - BEE Certified Energy Auditor , Energy Audits Engineer , The South India Textile Research Association

Power factor(pf) or true pf (tpf) and cos phi are same in a linear network.

But in a non linear network when the harmonic components gets added up the term true power factor(tpf) has a different sense.

Simply true pf (tpf) = Displacement power factor(cos phi) x Distortion power factor.

When your system is clean with no harmonic component the distortion pf value would be ideal. Thus making your true pf equal to cos phi.

Whereas in non-linear the harmonics distortion gets added up with displacement pf there by reducing the true pf.

 

IKECHUKWU EVEREST AKWUIWU
by IKECHUKWU EVEREST AKWUIWU , PRINCIPAL MANAGER LEVEL 14 , POWER HOLDING COMPANY OF NIGERIA

Power factor [true (tpf)] and cos phi are same in a linear network different in non-linear network

Power factor  and cos(phi) are  the same in a linear circuit 

 in a non-linear network when the harmonic components are more  up the term true power factor(tpf) has a different sense.

Simply true pf (tpf) = Displacement power factor(cos phi) x Distortion power factor.

بدر اادين سيدية
by بدر اادين سيدية , Energy engineer , DEMCO

The power factor and the cosinus phi are the same meaning if there is no harmonic current in your electrical system.

If there is harmonic currents ,the power factor become lower than the cosinus phi and these harmonics are the cause of damage of machines and energy waste.

 

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